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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right onto Hieroglyphic Trail/Lost Goldmine Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Hieroglyphic Trail #101, heading N.
- 2.7 miSharp right onto Superstition Ridgeline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Fremont Saddle.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Peralta Canyon Trail #102, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Weaver's Needle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Superstition Ridgeline Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Hieroglyphic Trail #101, heading W.
- 2.7 miContinue straight onto Hieroglyphic Trail/Lost Goldmine Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 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
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Old Turk's Head via Lost Goldmine Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 803 ft
- Old Horse Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 189 ft
- Turk's Head via Lost Goldmine Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,188 ft
- Lost Goldmine Trail & Old Horse Trail Loop 5.3 mi · ▲ 458 ft
- Serenity Loop via Lost Goldmine Trail 11.6 mi · ▲ 973 ft
- The Flatiron–Hieroglyphic Trail #101, 4 sights 13.4 mi · ▲ 4,579 ft
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