Usery Mountain–Cactus Garden Trail, 3 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 1,113 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Usery Mountain–Cactus Garden Trail, 3 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Las Alegres, AZ. The route reaches Usery Mountain at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 1,113 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Usery Mountain–Cactus Garden Trail, 3 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 1,113 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 2,197–2,962 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Microwave DH · 33.49603, -111.64015
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 95°F / low 77° · precip 7% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start on Microwave DH, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Hawes Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Cactus Garden Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Goat Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Usery Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Cactus Garden Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Hawes Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Microwave DH, heading S.
- 0.3 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 7:08 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Fence Line Trail (Easy)–Red Mountain, 3 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,418 ft
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