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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 3.9 miContinue straight onto MT-3554, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Rattler, heading E.
- 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Bull Run, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Rattler, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Maricopa Madness, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 2.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto MT-3554, heading E.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Phon D Sutton, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- MT-3554 11.4 mi · ▲ 877 ft
- MT-3554 12.2 mi · ▲ 959 ft
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