North San Mateo Castro Road
4.5 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 38 min
North San Mateo Castro Road is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Peralta Regional Park near Gold Camp, AZ. It climbs 252 ft. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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North San Mateo Castro Road
4.5 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 2,049–2,207 ft
Out & Back · Peralta Regional Park
Trailhead: 33.35975, -111.36059
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 99°F / low 79° · precip 3% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Desperado Trail, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto North San Mateo Castro Road, heading E.
- 1.6 miReach North San Mateo Castro Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Desperado Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 5:27 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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