North Star Trail via North San Mateo Castro Road
8.7 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 3 hr 13 min
North Star Trail via North San Mateo Castro Road is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Peralta Regional Park near Gold Camp, AZ. It climbs 628 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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North Star Trail via North San Mateo Castro Road
8.7 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Elevation 1,955–2,445 ft
Out & Back · Peralta Regional Park
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 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 miTurn left onto North Star Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach North Star Trail, 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 miBear right onto North San Mateo Castro Road, 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
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 7:14 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 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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