Channel Trail–Meridian Trail, 3 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Usery Mountain Regional Park near Apache Junction, AZ. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,752 – 1,834 ft2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Meridian Trail 33.45836, -111.58066
Nearest town Apache Junction, AZ
Directions
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Channel Trail–Meridian Trail, 3 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 54 min
Elevation 1,751–1,835 ft
Out & Back · Usery Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: Meridian Trail · 33.45836, -111.58066
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 98°F / low 81° · precip 11% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start on Meridian Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Spillway Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Channel Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Spillway Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach Meridian Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear right onto Channel Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Spillway Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Meridian Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 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
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 98°F81°
Feels like89°Precip11%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity28%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Sat
99°80°
Sun
102°79°
Mon
100°86°
Tue
102°87°
Wed
102°84°
29%
Thu
98°79°
22%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 0 min before dark.
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