Pass Mountain–Maricopa Madness, 5 sights
13.5 mi · ▲ 1,990 ft · 5 hr 30 min
Pass Mountain–Maricopa Madness, 5 sights is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Usery Mountain Regional Park near Fort McDowell, AZ. The route reaches Pass Mountain at the turnaround, 6.7 miles in. It climbs 1,990 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pass Mountain–Maricopa Madness, 5 sights
13.5 mi · ▲ 1,990 ft · 5 hr 30 min
Elevation 1,366–3,299 ft
Out & Back · Usery Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: 33.55343, -111.62279
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 100°F / low 83° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Scorpion Trail, heading S.
- 2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Wild Horse Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Maricopa Madness, heading NE.
- 1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto MT-3554, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Rattler, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Maricopa Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rattler, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Maricopa Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Pass Mountain Summmit Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach Pass Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Maricopa Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rattler, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Maricopa Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Rattler, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto MT-3554, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Maricopa Madness, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Wild Horse Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Scorpion Trail, heading S.
- 2.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 5:27 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Scorpion Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Scorpion Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Scorpion Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 492 ft
- Scorpion Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 492 ft
- L'Alpe D'Huez Trail & Scorpion Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 745 ft
- Bush Lite–Scorpion Trail, 3 sights 8.6 mi · ▲ 464 ft
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