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
- 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 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach North San Mateo Castro Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 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.
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
More from this trailhead
- North San Mateo Castro Road 7.9 mi · ▲ 277 ft
- North Star Trail via North San Mateo Castro Road 8.7 mi · ▲ 628 ft
- Carney Springs Trail–Desperado Trail, 4 sights 15.5 mi · ▲ 2,079 ft
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