Weaver's Needle–Fremont Saddle, 4 sights

15.7 mi · ▲ 6,268 ft · 8 hr 22 min

Weaver's Needle–Fremont Saddle, 4 sights is a 15.7-mile out-and-back near Gold Canyon, AZ. The route passes Fremont Saddle before reaching Weaver's Needle at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 6,268 ft, with sections as steep as 47% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,067 – 4,862 ft · steepest grade: 47%16.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.38882, -111.42462
Nearest town Gold Canyon, AZ

Directions

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Weaver's Needle–Fremont Saddle, 4 sights

15.7 mi · ▲ 6,268 ft · 8 hr 22 min

Elevation 2,068–4,861 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.38882, -111.42462

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 350 ftBear right onto Hieroglyphic Trail/Lost Goldmine Trail, heading NE.
  4. 500 ftContinue straight onto Hieroglyphic Trail #101, heading N.
  5. 2.7 miSharp right onto Superstition Ridgeline Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  10. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miPass Fremont Saddle.
  14. 450 ftSharp left onto Peralta Canyon Trail #102, heading N.
  15. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miReach Weaver's Needle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 1.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 0.5 miTurn right onto Superstition Ridgeline Trail, heading S.
  23. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  25. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  27. 1.3 miBear right, heading W.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  29. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  30. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  32. 300 ftSharp left onto Hieroglyphic Trail #101, heading W.
  33. 2.7 miContinue straight onto Hieroglyphic Trail/Lost Goldmine Trail, heading SW.
  34. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  35. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  36. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

80% dirt17% other3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:02 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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