Peralta Regional Park

Saguaro Loop

16 mi · ▲ 864 ft · 5 hr 46 min

Saguaro Loop is a 16-mile out-and-back in Peralta Regional Park near Florence Junction, AZ. It climbs 864 ft. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,890 – 2,333 ft16.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.31214, -111.36869
Nearest town Florence Junction, AZ

Directions

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Saguaro Loop

16 mi · ▲ 864 ft · 5 hr 46 min

Elevation 1,890–2,333 ft

Out & Back · Peralta Regional Park

Trailhead: 33.31214, -111.36869

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 3.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miSharp left onto East Peralta Road, heading SE.
  16. 200 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Saguaro Loop, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miReach Saguaro Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 0.2 miSharp left onto East Peralta Road, heading N.
  27. 200 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  28. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  29. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  30. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  32. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  33. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  34. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  35. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  36. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  37. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  38. 3.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  39. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  40. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:48 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:14 PM.

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