North San Mateo Castro Road & North Star Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 633 ft · 2 hr 35 min
North San Mateo Castro Road & North Star Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Peralta Regional Park near Gold Camp, AZ. It climbs 633 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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North San Mateo Castro Road & North Star Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 633 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Elevation 2,083–2,445 ft
Out & Back · Peralta Regional Park
Trailhead: North San Mateo Castro Road · 33.38016, -111.35815
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 96°F / low 80° · precip 10% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start on North San Mateo Castro Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.6 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Desperado Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto North Star Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach North San Mateo Castro Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Desperado Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto North San Mateo Castro Road, heading E.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 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 (~5 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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