Maricopa Trail via Pass Mountain Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 517 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Maricopa Trail via Pass Mountain Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Usery Mountain Regional Park near Desert Vista Estates III, AZ. It climbs 517 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Maricopa Trail via Pass Mountain Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 517 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 1,888–2,376 ft
Out & Back · Usery Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: Blevins Trailhead · 33.46587, -111.60727
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 80° · precip 10% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pass Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 2.4 miTurn left onto Maricopa Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftReach Maricopa Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pass Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 2.4 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 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Blevins Trailhead Trailhead
- Blevins Trail–Crismon Wash Trail Loop, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- South Cat Peak–Channel Trail Loop, 7 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 134 ft
- Pass Mountain Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 395 ft
- Amigos Wash Trail–Blevins Trail Loop, 4 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Pass Mountain Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 517 ft
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