Usery Mountain Regional Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi1,877 – 2,028 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lost Sheep Trail 33.48101, -111.62052
Nearest town Desert Vista Estates III, AZ

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Lost Sheep Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miBear left onto Chain Fruit Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.9 miBear left onto Blevins Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pass Mountain Trail, heading E.
  6. 1.6 miSharp left onto Bulldog Saddle, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miReach Chain Fruit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Pass Mountain Trail, heading S.
  10. 1.6 miTurn right onto Blevins Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miBear right onto Chain Fruit Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.9 miBear right onto Lost Sheep Trail, heading NW.
  14. 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.

Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 97°F79°
Feels like93°Precip9%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity29%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Sat 97°79°
Sun 99°77°
Mon 99°85°
Tue 101°86°
Wed 101°84° 33%
Thu 97°78° 29%

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.

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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