Desert Hawk Trail & Lost Sheep Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Desert Hawk Trail & Lost Sheep Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Usery Mountain Regional Park near Desert Vista Estates III, AZ. It is mostly level, with 189 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
3.9 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 1,832–2,022 ft
Out & Back · Usery Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: 33.45997, -111.62461
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 98°F / low 80° · precip 9% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, 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.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Lost Sheep Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Lost Sheep Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Moon Rock Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 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 (~1 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:06 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Blevins Trail–Moon Rock Trail, 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Moon Rock Trail & Talon Trail via Pass Mountain Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 634 ft
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