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Fremont Saddle–Black Top Mesa Trail Loop, 6 sights is a 14.2-mile loop near Gold Camp, AZ. The route reaches Fremont Saddle. It climbs 3,133 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,307 – 3,773 ft · steepest grade: 24%14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dutchman Trailhead 33.39764, -111.34806
Nearest town Gold Camp, AZ

Directions

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Fremont Saddle–Black Top Mesa Trail Loop, 6 sights

14.2 mi · ▲ 3,133 ft · 6 hr 18 min

Elevation 2,306–3,772 ft

Loop

Trailhead: Dutchman Trailhead · 33.39764, -111.34806

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 78° · precip 10% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Dutchman Trail #104, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bluff Spring Trail #235, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 1.6 miSharp left onto Terrapin Trail #234, heading NW.
  5. 2.8 miSharp right onto Dutchman Trail #104, heading W.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left onto Bull Pass Trail #129, heading N.
  7. 1 miBear right onto Black Top Mesa Trail, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Bull Pass Trail #129, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miSharp left onto Dutchman Trail #104, heading NW.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right onto Peralta Canyon Trail #102, heading S.
  11. 3.9 miPass Fremont Saddle.
  12. 2.2 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

43% other26% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F78°
Feels like90°Precip10%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity28%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°75°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Sat 96°77°
Sun 96°76°
Mon 96°83°
Tue 99°83°
Wed 100°82° 35%
Thu 96°75° 28%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.9 mi in (~210 min). Leave by 2:58 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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