Desert Hawk Trail & Lost Sheep Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Desert Hawk Trail & Lost Sheep Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Usery Mountain Regional Park near Desert Vista Estates III, AZ. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Desert Hawk Trail & Lost Sheep Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 1,840–2,022 ft
Out & Back · Usery Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: 33.46317, -111.62450
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 100°F / low 80° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Moon Rock Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Lost Sheep Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Desert Hawk Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftReach Lost Sheep Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Lost Sheep Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Moon Rock Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 (~2 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:06 PM — 8 min before dark.
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