Weaver's Needle–Fremont Saddle, 4 sights
12.5 mi · ▲ 3,790 ft · 6 hr 4 min
Weaver's Needle–Fremont Saddle, 4 sights is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Peralta Regional Park near Gold Canyon, AZ. The route passes Fremont Saddle before reaching Weaver's Needle at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It climbs 3,790 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Weaver's Needle–Fremont Saddle, 4 sights
12.5 mi · ▲ 3,790 ft · 6 hr 4 min
Elevation 2,071–4,047 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.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto East Peralta Road, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Lost Goldmine Trail, heading NW.
- 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 N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Fremont Saddle.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Peralta Canyon Trail #102, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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 S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Carney Springs Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Wave Cave Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Carney Springs Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Lost Goldmine Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto East Peralta Road, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Stargazing Trail, heading SE.
- 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:03 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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