MODERATE: Peralta Trail to Lone Tree

REMINDER: If this is your first hike with the Sun Lakes Hiking Club, it is required to contact the hike leader before your first club hike.

Moderate Plus: Peralta Trail to Fremont Saddle and then to Lone Tree in the Superstitions
Trailhead: Peralta Trailhead
Hike Distance: 5.5 miles, in and out.
AEG 1,407 ft
Driving Distance 45 miles (one way), approximately 1 hr driving time
Driver’s fee: $6 plus $2 dirt road
Hike Leader: Pauline Boyd, 825-735-2693
Vault toilets at trailhead.

This is a heavily trafficked out and back trail near Gold Canyon in the Superstition Mountains that offers spectacular scenic views. When we get to the Fremont Saddle, we will strike out for some solitude on a side trail to the Lone Tree, which is viewable from the Saddle.

Driving directions: Take your favorite route to access US-202 E loop. Follow to and exit onto US-60 E. Continue on US 60 past Gold Canyon to E Peralta Rd. Follow Peralta Rd to the end of the dirt road. Please note that Peralta Rd can be very rough, especially after a rain when the dips in the road may be partially flooded.