Peralta Regional Park

Desperado Trail & Saguaro Loop

10.3 mi · ▲ 720 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Desperado Trail & Saguaro Loop is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Peralta Regional Park near Gold Canyon, AZ. It climbs 720 ft. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,929 – 2,277 ft11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.35551, -111.40571
Nearest town Gold Canyon, AZ

Directions

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Desperado Trail & Saguaro Loop

10.3 mi · ▲ 720 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Elevation 1,931–2,275 ft

Out & Back · Peralta Regional Park

Trailhead: 33.35551, -111.40571

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 81° · precip 10% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 1 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miSharp left onto East Peralta Road, heading E.
  14. 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Saguaro Loop, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Desperado Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.7 miReach Desperado Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Saguaro Loop, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miSharp left onto East Peralta Road, heading NW.
  27. 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  28. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  30. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  31. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  32. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  33. 1 miBear left, heading SW.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  35. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  37. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  38. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  39. 500 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

11% dirt89% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 97°F81°
Feels like93°Precip10%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity27%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Sat 98°79°
Sun 98°78°
Mon 99°85°
Tue 101°85°
Wed 100°84° 35%
Thu 98°77° 28%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:49 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:14 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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