Talon Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Usery Mountain Regional Park near Desert Vista Estates III, AZ. It climbs 529 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,933 – 2,307 ft6.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Buckhorn Campground 33.47394, -111.62163
Nearest town Desert Vista Estates III, AZ
Directions
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Talon Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 529 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Elevation 1,933–2,307 ft
Out & Back · Usery Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: Buckhorn Campground · 33.47394, -111.62163
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Buckhorn Campground, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Chain Fruit Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Talon Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Pass Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Talon Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miReach Talon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp right onto Pass Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Talon Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Chain Fruit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Buckhorn Campground, heading NW.
- 450 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
96% dirt4% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from Buckhorn Campground Trailhead
- Talon Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 246 ft
- Cat's Peaks loop & Chain Fruit Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 164 ft
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