North San Mateo Castro Road

9.8 mi · ▲ 438 ft · 3 hr 29 min

North San Mateo Castro Road is a 9.8-mile out-and-back near Gold Camp, AZ. It climbs 438 ft. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,955 – 2,264 ft9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.32212, -111.36582
Nearest town Gold Camp, AZ

Directions

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North San Mateo Castro Road

9.8 mi · ▲ 438 ft · 3 hr 29 min

Elevation 1,955–2,265 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.32212, -111.36582

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto North San Mateo Castro Road, heading NE.
  5. 2.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  6. 1.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miReach North San Mateo Castro Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 1.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
  11. 2.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 6:48 PM

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

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