Usery Mountain Regional Park

Maricopa Madness–Maricopa Trail, 4 sights

15.6 mi · ▲ 1,396 ft · 5 hr 54 min

Maricopa Madness–Maricopa Trail, 4 sights is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Usery Mountain Regional Park near Fort McDowell, AZ. It climbs 1,396 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,427 – 2,375 ft16.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.54525, -111.61278
Nearest town Fort McDowell, AZ

Directions

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Maricopa Madness–Maricopa Trail, 4 sights

15.6 mi · ▲ 1,396 ft · 5 hr 54 min

Elevation 1,426–2,376 ft

Out & Back · Usery Mountain Regional Park

Trailhead: 33.54525, -111.61278

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 400 ftSharp left, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miSharp left onto Scorpion Trail, heading SE.
  4. 2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto Wild Horse Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Maricopa Madness, heading NE.
  7. 1 miSharp right, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miBear right onto MT-3554, heading E.
  10. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  11. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear right onto Rattler, heading SE.
  14. 500 ftBear right, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miBear left onto Maricopa Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Rattler, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Maricopa Trail, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Pass Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  19. 1.2 miBear right onto Talon Trail, heading S.
  20. 1.1 miReach Maricopa Madness, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 1.1 miBear left onto Pass Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  22. 1.2 miTurn left onto Maricopa Trail, heading N.
  23. 100 ftTurn right onto Rattler, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Maricopa Trail, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miBear right onto Rattler, heading N.
  26. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left onto MT-3554, heading N.
  29. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  30. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right onto Maricopa Madness, heading NW.
  32. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  33. 1 miTurn right onto Wild Horse Trail, heading NE.
  34. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  35. 0.2 miSharp right onto Scorpion Trail, heading W.
  36. 2 miSharp right, heading N.
  37. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
  38. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

80% dirt2% sand18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 5:36 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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