Bulldog Saddle via Pass Mountain Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 328 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Bulldog Saddle via Pass Mountain Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Usery Mountain Regional Park near Desert Vista Estates III, AZ. It climbs 328 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bulldog Saddle via Pass Mountain Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 328 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 1,885–2,033 ft
Out & Back · Usery Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: Wind Cave Trailhead · 33.47416, -111.60727
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 80° · precip 10% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pass Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 2.1 miSharp left onto Bulldog Saddle, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Bulldog Saddle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Pass Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 2.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Wind Cave Trailhead Trailhead
- Blevins Trail 2 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Pass Mountain Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 314 ft
- Pass Mountain Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 164 ft
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