Usery Mountain Regional Park

Chain Fruit Trail–Lost Sheep Trail, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Chain Fruit Trail–Lost Sheep Trail, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Usery Mountain Regional Park near Desert Vista Estates III, AZ. It is mostly level, with 217 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,795 – 2,028 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Chain Fruit Trail–Lost Sheep Trail, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 1,795–2,028 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. 0.2 miTurn right onto Buckhorn Campground, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Chain Fruit Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right onto Blevins Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Moon Rock Trail, heading S.
  7. 1 miSharp left onto Lost Sheep Trail, heading NW.
  8. 1.5 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

88% dirt12% 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 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 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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