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Bull Run–MT-3554, 5 sights is a 15.6-mile out-and-back near Fort McDowell, AZ. It climbs 1,195 ft. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,378 – 2,215 ft16.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.55523, -111.57716
Nearest town Fort McDowell, AZ

Directions

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Bull Run–MT-3554, 5 sights

15.6 mi · ▲ 1,195 ft · 5 hr 48 min

Elevation 1,379–2,213 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.55523, -111.57716

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 3.9 miContinue straight onto MT-3554, heading W.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto Rattler, heading E.
  9. 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miSharp right onto Bull Run, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miBear left onto Rattler, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miBear left onto Maricopa Madness, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 2.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left onto MT-3554, heading E.
  21. 2.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 0.8 miBear left onto Phon D Sutton, heading N.
  23. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

17% sand11% dirt72% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.1 mi in (~200 min). Leave by 3:10 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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