Three Sisters–Carney Springs Trail, 5 sights
14.8 mi · ▲ 3,650 ft · 6 hr 46 min
Three Sisters–Carney Springs Trail, 5 sights is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in Peralta Regional Park near Gold Canyon, AZ. The route reaches Three Sisters. It climbs 3,650 ft, with sections as steep as 52% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Three Sisters–Carney Springs Trail, 5 sights
14.8 mi · ▲ 3,650 ft · 6 hr 46 min
Elevation 2,071–4,861 ft
Out & Back · Peralta Regional Park
Trailhead: Stargazing Trail · 33.36701, -111.36982
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 97°F / low 79° · precip 2% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Stargazing Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto East Peralta Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Lost Goldmine Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Carney Springs Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wave Cave Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Carney Springs Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Superstition Ridgeline Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Three Sisters, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Hieroglyphic Trail #101, heading NW.
- 2.7 miSharp left onto Lost Goldmine Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto East Peralta Road, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Stargazing Trail, heading E.
- 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 1.7 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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