Usery Mountain–Iron Goat Trail, 7 sights
14.8 mi · ▲ 2,271 ft · 6 hr 4 min
Usery Mountain–Iron Goat Trail, 7 sights is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in Usery Mountain Regional Park near Desert Vista Estates III, AZ. The route reaches Usery Mountain at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 2,271 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Usery Mountain–Iron Goat Trail, 7 sights
14.8 mi · ▲ 2,271 ft · 6 hr 4 min
Elevation 1,853–2,962 ft
Out & Back · Usery Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: Site 10 Connector · 33.46700, -111.61289
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 97°F / low 82° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Site 10 Connector, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Blevins Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pass Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 2.4 miTurn left onto Maricopa Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rattler, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Maricopa Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Rattler, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto MT-3554, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Maricopa Madness, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Wild Horse Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Jumping Jack's Cut, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pure O, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto NRA All Mountain Party D, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pure O, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto NRA All Mountain Party E, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Iron Goat Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Iron Spine, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Iron Goat Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Goat Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Usery Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Iron Goat Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Iron Spine, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto Iron Goat Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto NRA All Mountain Party E, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Pure O, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto NRA All Mountain Party D, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Pure O, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Jumping Jack's Cut, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wild Horse Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Maricopa Madness, heading NE.
- 1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto MT-3554, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Rattler, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Maricopa Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rattler, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Maricopa Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pass Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 2.4 miTurn right onto Blevins Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Site 10 Connector, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 7.3 mi in (~221 min). Leave by 2:47 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Site 10 Connector Trailhead
- Merkle Hills–Merkle Trail, 3 sights 1 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Pass Mountain Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Pass Mountain Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Crismon Wash Trail via Blevins Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Cat's Peaks loop via Blevins Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Moon Rock Trail via Blevins Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 79 ft
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