East Peralta Road

7.3 mi · ▲ 407 ft · 2 hr 38 min

East Peralta Road is a 7.3-mile out-and-back near Gold Canyon, AZ. It climbs 407 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,916 – 2,333 ft · steepest grade: 17%7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.35491, -111.40036
Nearest town Gold Canyon, AZ

Directions

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East Peralta Road

7.3 mi · ▲ 407 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 1,916–2,333 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.35491, -111.40036

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto East Peralta Road, heading E.
  16. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  18. 1.9 miBear left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

10% dirt90% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 97°F81°
Feels like91°Precip10%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity31%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Sat 100°79°
Sun 101°79°
Mon 99°85°
Tue 101°85°
Wed 100°84° 35%
Thu 98°77° 28%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:05 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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