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Peralta Regional Park

East Peralta Road

6.8 mi · ▲ 651 ft · 2 hr 36 min

East Peralta Road is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Peralta Regional Park near Gold Canyon, AZ. It climbs 651 ft. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,018 – 2,333 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.36225, -111.37326
Nearest town Gold Canyon, AZ
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East Peralta Road

6.8 mi · ▲ 651 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 2,018–2,333 ft

Out & Back · Peralta Regional Park

Trailhead: 33.36225, -111.37326

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 96°F / low 80° · precip 10% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miSharp left onto East Peralta Road, heading SE.
  13. 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right onto Oro Vista Loop, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miSharp left onto East Peralta Road, heading NE.
  18. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  24. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  28. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/east-peralta-road-out-back-11-km-597c

Trail surface

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 96°F80°
Feels like91°Precip10%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity28%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Sat 98°78°
Sun 98°77°
Mon 98°85°
Tue 100°84°
Wed 100°84° 35%
Thu 97°76° 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 6:48 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:14 PM.

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