Old Horse Trail via Saguaro Loop
8.4 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 3 hr
Old Horse Trail via Saguaro Loop is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Peralta Regional Park near Gold Canyon, AZ. It climbs 385 ft. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Old Horse Trail via Saguaro Loop
8.4 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 3 hr
Elevation 1,954–2,182 ft
Out & Back · Peralta Regional Park
Trailhead: 33.36627, -111.36689
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 97°F / low 79° · precip 2% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Saguaro Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto East Peralta Road, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Old Horse Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miReach Old Horse Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto East Peralta Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Saguaro Loop, heading NE.
- 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 1.8 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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