East Peralta Road
14.3 mi · ▲ 797 ft · 5 hr 10 min
East Peralta Road is a 14.3-mile out-and-back near Florence Junction, AZ. It climbs 797 ft. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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East Peralta Road
14.3 mi · ▲ 797 ft · 5 hr 10 min
Elevation 1,890–2,333 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.31215, -111.37085
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 3.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto East Peralta Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 3.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 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 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.
More from this trailhead
- East Peralta Road 15 mi · ▲ 854 ft
- Saguaro Loop 16 mi · ▲ 864 ft
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