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Peralta Regional Park

East Peralta Road

15 mi · ▲ 854 ft · 5 hr 26 min

East Peralta Road is a 15-mile out-and-back in Peralta Regional Park near Florence Junction, AZ. It climbs 854 ft. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,890 – 2,333 ft15.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.31215, -111.37085
Nearest town Florence Junction, AZ
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East Peralta Road

15 mi · ▲ 854 ft · 5 hr 26 min

Elevation 1,890–2,333 ft

Out & Back · Peralta Regional Park

Trailhead: 33.31215, -111.37085

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 80° · precip 10% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 3.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 0.4 miSharp left onto East Peralta Road, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miSharp right onto Oro Vista Loop, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  21. 0.3 miSharp left onto East Peralta Road, heading NE.
  22. 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  25. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  29. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  31. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  32. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  33. 3.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  35. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
  36. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/east-peralta-road-out-back-24-km-0265

Trail surface

4% dirt96% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 97°F80°
Feels like93°Precip10%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity26%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Sat 99°78°
Sun 98°76°
Mon 98°86°
Tue 101°85°
Wed 101°85° 35%
Thu 98°77° 27%

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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