East Peralta Road
15 mi · ▲ 761 ft · 5 hr 23 min
East Peralta Road is a 15-mile out-and-back near Florence Junction, AZ. It climbs 761 ft. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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East Peralta Road
15 mi · ▲ 761 ft · 5 hr 23 min
Elevation 1,894–2,333 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.32041, -111.37333
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 80° · precip 10% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 3.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 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.
- 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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.
- 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 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Old US 80 12.9 mi · ▲ 161 ft
- Apache Land Tank via Old US 80 14.3 mi · ▲ 161 ft
- East Peralta Road 15.7 mi · ▲ 817 ft
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