Bulldog Saddle Trail & Bulldog Saddle Loop via Pass Mountain Trail is a 4.6-mile loop near Apache Junction, AZ. It climbs 1,202 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,926 – 2,644 ft · steepest grade: 29%4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.46632, -111.58097
Nearest town Apache Junction, AZ
Directions
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Bulldog Saddle Trail & Bulldog Saddle Loop via Pass Mountain Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,202 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 1,927–2,645 ft
Loop
Trailhead: 33.46632, -111.58097
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 98°F / low 80° · precip 11% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pass Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Bulldog Saddle Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Pass Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bulldog Saddle Trail, heading N.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Bulldog Saddle, heading S.
- 0.4 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
70% dirt30% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 98°F80°
Feels like93°Precip11%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity27%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Sat
98°78°
Sun
99°76°
Mon
100°86°
Tue
101°86°
Wed
101°84°
34%
Thu
98°79°
29%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:29 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:49 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:15 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Pass Mountain Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 838 ft
- Pass Mountain Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Pass Mountain Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 251 ft
- South Cat Peak–Cat's Peaks loop, 5 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 278 ft
- Pass Mountain Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 334 ft
- Blevins Trail–Crismon Wash Trail, 3 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 218 ft
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