Bulldog Saddle–Chain Fruit Trail, 3 sights
7.6 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Bulldog Saddle–Chain Fruit Trail, 3 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Usery Mountain Regional Park near Desert Vista Estates III, AZ. It climbs 275 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bulldog Saddle–Chain Fruit Trail, 3 sights
7.6 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 1,877–2,028 ft
Out & Back · Usery Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: Lost Sheep Trail · 33.48101, -111.62052
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 79° · precip 9% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lost Sheep Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Chain Fruit Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Blevins Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pass Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto Bulldog Saddle, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Chain Fruit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Pass Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Blevins Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Chain Fruit Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Lost Sheep Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 5:21 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lost Sheep Trail Trailhead
- Chain Fruit Trail–Lost Sheep Trail, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 217 ft
- Amigos Wash Trail–Blevins Trail, 5 sights 6 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Pass Mountain–Chain Fruit Trail, 4 sights 8.4 mi · ▲ 1,568 ft
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