Name: Peralta Out and Back
Rating: 4.6

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Family Friendly A manageable distance for the older kids with plenty to see and explore along the way.

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Great views of the Superstition Wilderness greet hikers at every turn, culminating with the awesome overlook at Weavers Needle.

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Bring water and sun protection for the desert environment.

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This is a wonderful out and back route, and the effort-to-satisfaction ratio is high on this trail. Though the trail continues on for a longer outing, the shorter distance provided by this out and back route makes this an easy enough option for the whole family, including your four legged friends. The trail is pet friendly.

In early spring, you'll find water flowing through the canyon. At the overlook to Weavers Needle, you'll enjoy breathtaking views of the more of the Superstitions. Take a lunch or snack to enjoy at the overlook. Also, be sure to bring plenty of water as this is the desert, and it is unforgiving. When you are done enjoying the views, hike back the way you came.

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Land Manager: USFS - Tonto National Forest Office

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4.6 from 36 votes

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4.6 from 36 votes

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Along the Peralta Canyon Trail, you'll have a spectacular view of the mountains behind you as you're on your way to Weaver's Needle.

Apr 19, 2017 near Gold Camp, AZ

Oct 12, 2016 near Gold Camp, AZ

Weaver's Needle stands prominently in the distance.

Feb 17, 2017 near Apache…, AZ

Weavers Needle is a stunning feat of geology.

Apr 26, 2017 near Apache…, AZ

Sunset on Weavers Needle from Fremont Saddle.

Feb 28, 2021 near Apache…, AZ

looking back south before Needle lookout.

Feb 8, 2021 near Apache…, AZ

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Feb 26, 2024

G Allen Daily

4h 00m

Apr 29, 2023

Rick Zieser

Even had some shady spots to take water breaks

Mar 18, 2023

Glen Brackett

5.3mi — 2h 59m

Jan 22, 2023

Randy Turner

Jan 7, 2023

KC L

Oct 29, 2022

Erin Novinger

Dec 27, 2020

Brianna Freitag

Dec 17, 2020

Teddy Brown

Oct 6, 2020

Patrick Louis

Was very hot and dry, we had 7l of water for 2. adults and 2 children 8 &9 years old, and ran out on the way back. But what beautiful trail ! — 4h 30m

Mar 30, 2020

Saman Garkani

With Sasan (Covid-19) 5.3mi — 2h 18m

Mar 21, 2020

Christian Lloyd

Dacine loop trail 11.6mi — 6h 20m

Mar 14, 2020

Saman Garkani

20-min dirt road each way — 2h 30m

Feb 9, 2020

Laura Goedhart

Beautiful views of canyon. Could hike faster but took a lot of photos. 4.3mi — 3h 50m

Jan 17, 2020

Tracy Rudd

4.5mi — 4h 00m

Jan 10, 2020

Amy Wressell

1h 30m

Oct 26, 2019

Braxton Cox

Hiked with Liz. Went to the top, then hiked out to the lone tree. Beautiful scenery. Talked with Thomas from D.C. out by the tree. 6mi — 3h 00m

Oct 9, 2019

Hans Odgaard

2:40 moving time, total 4:15 with stops to drink and enjoy the view

Apr 19, 2019

Cassandra McLaren

Easy, gorgeous hikes with plenty of places to rest in the shade and take a water and snack break. SUNSCREEN

Mar 24, 2019

Hugo C

6.7mi — 4h 16m

Mar 23, 2019

Inessa Martin

Mar 14, 2019

Lindsey Hiser

4.5mi — 10h 08m

Feb 10, 2019

Jason Boroos

Very pretty! 5.5mi

Dec 23, 2018

Matt Lawrence

Stopped to enjoy multiple nature opportunities along the way.

Nov 24, 2018

Liz Win

out by 12:29 pm hiked to lone tree too 5.6mi

Nov 8, 2018

Dean Hack

3.5mi

Sep 13, 2018

Elsa Herndon

Only went 1/3 of the way. Make sure to have a permit. Water. Shade roughly every 10-15 minutes for first 2 miles. 4.1mi

Sep 1, 2018

Jamie Kowalczyk

Aug 26, 2018

Wes Maul

4.7mi

Jul 14, 2018

Karen Tevebaugh

Great hike - temp about 95 - we had plenty of water and found a nice shady cave along the trail to have some snacks to fuel our return trip. Lizards!

May 5, 2018

Brooke B

4.5mi

Apr 22, 2018

Galina Perkins

Hiking with my handsome husband

Mar 27, 2018

Kevin Fordell

Mar 16, 2018

Anna Rylko

Jan 21, 2018

Caleb Kleinhans

Best hike I’ve ever done. View of Weevers Needle was incredible. 4.2mi

Dec 12, 2017

Justin Steinberg

Nov 20, 2017

Yvette Phipps

Nov 11, 2017

Shawn Chen

With Jillella

Jul 30, 2017

Nicole L

with Natalie

Apr 16, 2017

Yasutaka Miyazaki

Apr 3, 2017

Peter Chon

Apr 2, 2017

Rachel Stubbs

Great hike with spectacular views the entire trail. Plenty of great places to hide from the heat. 4.9mi

Mar 23, 2017

Peter Chon

Mar 23, 2017

Luke Laws

Very manageable elevation change and well marked terrain. You aren't able to see the needle until the peak of the trail, worth the hike! 4.6mi

Feb 24, 2017

Lisa Amsbaugh

Feb 16, 2017

Alexander Vengerovsky

Dec 27, 2016

Chris Feagles

4.5mi

Nov 26, 2016

Courtney Hernandez

Dec 22, 2015

Karyn Wilkins

4.5mi

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Peralta Out and Back

“This steep trail leads to to a great overlook of Weavers Needle. ”

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Family Friendly A manageable distance for the older kids with plenty to see and explore along the way.

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