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Peralta Foothills - 2 members in 10 triplogs have rated this an average 3 ( 1 to 5 best )
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Aug 05 2023
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56 male
 Joined Jul 05 2006
 Mesa, AZ
Lost Goldmine Trail #60Phoenix, AZ
Lost Goldmine Trail #60
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Aug 05 2023
DarthStiller • Triplogs 857
Hiking9.61 Miles 799 AEG
Hiking9.61 Miles   4 Hrs   13 Mns   2.28 mph
799 ft AEG
 
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I hadn't hiked the Peralta Foothills trails in a while and with the hot weather this seemed like a good spot to hit. I was kind of hoping I might find some new trails that were built and I did. Around the Old Horse Trail on the south end there was a new trail that had a sign on it that said it's the Summertime Trail. That paralleled the Old Horse Trail and headed west. I took it for about a mile and then headed north when I found a trail junction. The trail still headed to the west so there's reason to go back and explore. I also saw what appeared to be new trails that head south from the LGT that are east of the Carney Springs road/trail from that TH.

Temps weren't bad at first and then got pretty hot as the sun got higher in the sky. Took my time and hiked a little slower than normal, still didn't finish my Camelbak bladder before I finished.
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Oct 27 2022
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74 male
 Joined Feb 12 2002
 Gold Canyon, AZ
Peralta FoothillsPhoenix, AZ
Peralta Foothills
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Oct 27 2022
AZLOT69 • Triplogs 2,215
Hiking5.00 Miles 667 AEG
Hiking5.00 Miles
667 ft AEG
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Excellent day exploring, lots of changes coming to the peralta region, got chased out of the pinal park.
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Feb 19 2022
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 Joined Sep 19 2020
 Phoenix
Peralta FoothillsPhoenix, AZ
Peralta Foothills
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Feb 19 2022
ScottHika • Triplogs 50
Hiking4.50 Miles 900 AEG
Hiking4.50 Miles
900 ft AEG15 LBS Pack
 
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If you haven’t heard, Pinal County is working on a new regional park in the Superstition/Peralta foothills. This is the area just south of the Superstition Wilderness area just east of Peralta Rd. Construction has already started so I wanted to be sure to document one last trip before everything changes. In addition to hiking traffic, there was a wedding at the U, so Peralta was a parking lot driving in. There will be a Marathon finish at LGM on Sunday, so they were setting that up as well.

You can drive all through the area and there were many ORV’s throughout. I decided to walk through so I would see new things. The area was once the wild wild west of gun toting Dutch Hunters. The BLM state land is riddled with prospects and pit mines and current active claims like the DIBZ and the PERSEVERENCE. The county park will dramatically change the climate here. It’s important to document a bit of it before that happens.

I went through the Burns Ranch area that is in the middle of the park. I spent some time on new cuts and also along older roads like Don Hensley’s Rd. I also took some side trips to things I know about to get the current state. Some people think this is secret information. You can research the stories and blogs and decide. I’m leaving GPS on the pictures in case anybody is interested. This trip was to a small fraction of the things that are out there historically and otherwise.

After visiting Bob Ward’s cabin site and the Stair step mine, I took a new angle up the side of Hat Hill. I skipped Don Hensley’s steps, which are just south of Bob Wards. Hat Hill is also known as Peak 2546 Florence (Not Goldfields Top Hat Hill). I decided to skirt the brim of the hat to the north for a safer climb to the top. The summit of Hat Hill is the exact center of the Pinal County Park, so most of this will change in near future. I took a moment to archive the *summit log, since it will no doubt be removed by the park service. Not many names here and this is no surprise since visitors tend to keep their movements secret in these parts.

*I’ve noticed a general trend of disappearing Superstition area ammo cans and summit registers, like 5057 and Battleship to name a few. Not sure if it is the “leave no tracers” or somebody else. I wonder if registers will become a thing of the past? The park (already under construction), is upsetting a lot of people especially locals. It has always been a playground for Dutch Hunters and off road enthusiasts. Not many knew it, but apparently the regional park was actually approved in 2013. Much will transform in this area whether we like it or not. I'm going to wait and see.
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[ checklist ]  Fairy Duster
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[ checklist ]  Mine Shaft  Mining Claim  Salado Petroglyph Style (Abstract)  Summit Register Log
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[ checklist ]  Burns Ranch  Dinosaur Mountain  Miners Needle  Quarter Circle U Ranch  Superstition Mountains - Ridgeline
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Fairy Dusters are peaking
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Mar 06 2018
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74 male
 Joined Feb 12 2002
 Gold Canyon, AZ
Peralta FoothillsPhoenix, AZ
Peralta Foothills
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Mar 06 2018
AZLOT69 • Triplogs 2,215
Hiking5.00 Miles 2,319 AEG
Hiking5.00 Miles
2,319 ft AEG
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A nice day out and about.
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Oct 15 2017
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56 male
 Joined Jul 05 2006
 Mesa, AZ
Wave CavePhoenix, AZ
Wave Cave
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Oct 15 2017
DarthStiller • Triplogs 857
Hiking11.30 Miles 1,623 AEG
Hiking11.30 Miles   5 Hrs   18 Mns   2.13 mph
1,623 ft AEG
 
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With a 1:25pm kickoff for the Steeler game and having not hiked for 5 weeks, I was determined to get a quick hike in close by. I hadn't ever hiked to the Wave Cave, and there were still a few trails left in Peralta Foothills that I hadn't done yet, so this seemed like the best bet.

I got a 6am start from the Lost Goldmine east TH and quickly noted that I forgot my hiking stick again. The 5 weeks off obviously resulted in the accumulation of some rust in preparations. After a half mile of looking for something to use as a replacement, I settled on a saguaro rib. Not the best thing, but good enough in a pinch. I didn't get much farther and I noticed that my camera again was on the fritz. the screen is all black and it won't take a photo. I had this problem last time, but after a couple of miles, it was ok. this time it didn't fix itself, so I had to use my phone as a backup camera. Looks like I'll need to get a new camera soon. At the very start in the morning it was actually a bit windy. That quickly went away as the weather warmed up.

I arrived at the Wave Cave about 7:15am. Astoundingly, no one was there yet. I was hoping that the crowds wouldn't be too bad, but I was pleasantly surprised to see no one there. I took the obligatory photos of the wave and made it out as the hordes were on their way. On the way down to the Lost Goldmine Trail, I saw two groups and one lone hiker on their way up.

Once I got back down to the Lost Goldmine Trail, I headed west and then south on the Don't Fence Me In Trail. There are some trails on the east end that were mapped that I wanted to do. Once I got there, I found out that they're just dirt roads. I hiked them anyway, then headed west again on the Outer Limits Trail, then north on the TD Trail to the Lost Goldmine again and back to the TH. Didn't see any other hikers after I was off the Wave Cave Trail. Nice to be back out and set some miles in after 5 weeks.
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Nov 25 2016
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56 male
 Joined Jul 05 2006
 Mesa, AZ
Peralta FoothillsPhoenix, AZ
Peralta Foothills
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Nov 25 2016
DarthStiller • Triplogs 857
Hiking6.20 Miles 639 AEG
Hiking6.20 Miles   3 Hrs   28 Mns   1.79 mph
639 ft AEG
 
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Took the family out for a post turkey day hike close to home. In the spring before the weather got too hot, I did some hiking in this area on the western side, off of King's Ranch Road. I had a map of the western half of this trail system, but I soon discovered more trails that headed further east to Peralta Road. CannondaleKid noticed my triplogs at that time and was gracious enough to send me his mapped out tracks of the rest of those trails. They downloaded in RouteScout seamlessly and gave me a nice digital map of the area. CannondaleKid also split the tracks for each trail and added waypoints at each junction, which RouteScout then gives auditory warnings when you approach each junction.

We slept in a bit and got a kind of a late start. The original plan was to park at the Carney Springs TH and enter the trail system off of the Lost Goldmine Trail. by the time we got there, the entire lot was filled and cars were parked several yards up and down Peralta Road. I decided to drive back southbound on Peralta Road to where some old jeep roads lead to the trails. It was a bit tricky at first finding the road and making a steep wash crossing, but after that it was great. The entire trail system was almost deserted the entire time. This seemed to be rather nice because after seeing how packed the Carney Springs lot was, I expected hikers and bikers galore. One of the only people we saw the entire time was in fact CannondaleKid himself. We caught up briefly on things and I thanked him very much for the tracks, which was making our hike very easy to negotiate.

Our hike was basically a big loop, taking the Outer Limits Trail to the Transition Trail, then eastbound on the Lost Goldmine Trail and south again on the Don't Fence Me In Trail, then back to the car. I expected cooler weather and we packed sweatshirts, but no one needed them. By the end, it was even a tad bit toasty, but still extremely comfortable weather the entire time. Looking forward to going back to doing at least one more hike in this area to finish off these trails and get them all mapped out in my computer.
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Mar 27 2015
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74 male
 Joined Feb 12 2002
 Gold Canyon, AZ
Peralta FoothillsPhoenix, AZ
Peralta Foothills
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Mar 27 2015
AZLOT69 • Triplogs 2,215
Hiking5.00 Miles 2,319 AEG
Hiking5.00 Miles
2,319 ft AEG
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Hot day.
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Jan 17 2015
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84 male
 Joined Feb 17 2010
 Apache Junction,
Peralta FoothillsPhoenix, AZ
Peralta Foothills
Phoenix, AZ
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AZLumberjack • Triplogs 494
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:scared: I Think I'll stick to hiking :o

Last Saturday as I was working my volunteer position with the Forest Service at the Peralta Trailhead, the upper parking lot filled up by 0900 so I walked down to the lower lot to direct the incoming traffic to park at this location. Shortly, I met Kathy (slowandsteady) and Karl (bifrost) who were on their way to do some hiking around Weavers Needle. After exchanging greetings and some small talk, they geared up and walked up the road to the TH.

Soon after they left, I heard noises behind me coming from the Dacite Cliffs. As I turned and looked, I saw two BASE jumpers on their way down, but something was obviously wrong and they soon collided. More jumpers followed (6 in all) but I was running towards the Don's Camp and taking photos from my cell cam as I ran.

I watched in stunned horror as the tangled jumpers freed themselves but one had lost control of his para-glider and was falling uncontrolled into the large rocks at the base of the cliffs, while the other one was trying to land close by. The out of control jumper smacked into a large boulder very hard so I thought there would be serious injuries to follow.

A third jumper passed over the downed jumpers yelling at them to find out if they were responsive then landed close to where I was standing. I talked with him to find out if I should call 911 but he said they had responded to his calls and indicated that they were okay.

There were several adults at the Don's Camp and they were running up the slopes to aid the jumpers so I left and went back to my car parking responsibilities. That evening I watched the local news channels but was unable to get any information on the jumpers, but this was the same day that a girl died in a climbing accident.

I checked with my superiors at the Forest Service and found that BASE Jumping is not illegal in the Superstition Wilderness Area so there's nothing we can do to prevent these adrenalin junkies from obtaining the momentary high as they bail from the cliffs.
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On every trip into the Superstitions, I find another Gold Mine. Today the mine was filled with Memories. I can not wait for the next trip.
 
Dec 08 2012
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74 male
 Joined Feb 12 2002
 Gold Canyon, AZ
Peralta FoothillsPhoenix, AZ
Peralta Foothills
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Dec 08 2012
AZLOT69 • Triplogs 2,215
Hiking11.30 Miles 1,488 AEG
Hiking11.30 Miles
1,488 ft AEG
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Started the hike on this trail, worked our way to the Lost Goldmine trail , Turks Head, up to Mushroom Rock and back making a loop. Some trails, some open desert bushwhacking. Great fun, good workout.
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It's best for a man to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open his mouth and remove all doubt.
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Nov 07 2012
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74 male
 Joined Feb 12 2002
 Gold Canyon, AZ
Peralta FoothillsPhoenix, AZ
Peralta Foothills
Phoenix, AZ
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AZLOT69 • Triplogs 2,215
Horseback5.00 Miles 2,319 AEG
Horseback5.00 Miles
2,319 ft AEG
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Nice multi use trail. This day, I took a trail ride from Don Donnelly Stables.
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