North San Mateo Castro Road
7.9 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 2 hr 46 min
North San Mateo Castro Road is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Peralta Regional Park near Gold Camp, AZ. It climbs 277 ft. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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North San Mateo Castro Road
7.9 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Elevation 1,955–2,140 ft
Out & Back · Peralta Regional Park
Trailhead: 33.32212, -111.36582
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 N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto North San Mateo Castro Road, heading NE.
- 2.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Desperado Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto North San Mateo Castro Road, heading E.
- 2.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 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 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- North Star Trail via North San Mateo Castro Road 8.7 mi · ▲ 628 ft
- North San Mateo Castro Road 9.8 mi · ▲ 438 ft
- Carney Springs Trail–Desperado Trail, 4 sights 15.5 mi · ▲ 2,079 ft
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