Usery Mountain–Iron Goat Trail, 4 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 1,239 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Usery Mountain–Iron Goat Trail, 4 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Las Alegres, AZ. The route reaches Usery Mountain at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 1,239 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Usery Mountain–Iron Goat Trail, 4 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 1,239 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 1,869–2,962 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wild Horse Trail · 33.51650, -111.61922
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 98°F / low 81° · precip 7% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wild Horse Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Jumping Jack's Cut, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pure O, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto NRA All Mountain Party D, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pure O, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto NRA All Mountain Party E, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Iron Goat Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Iron Spine, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Iron Goat Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Goat Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Usery Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Iron Goat Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Iron Spine, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left onto Iron Goat Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto NRA All Mountain Party E, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Pure O, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto NRA All Mountain Party D, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Pure O, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Jumping Jack's Cut, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wild Horse Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 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 2.0 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 5:07 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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