Weaver’s Needle
Peralta & Cave Trail Loop
On March 8, 2022 Kim and I hiked out to see Weaver’s Needle from Fremont Saddle. The Peralta Trail Canyon (102) portion is a moderately steep climb to Fremont Saddle for a great view of Weaver’s Needle. We took a short walk out to a Pinon tree for a closer view of the Needle. The Cave Trail portion was a challenge to find and included some scrambling. A fun trail all around. Details are below.
Walk-Specific Map
See Superstition Wilderness Overview page for an overview map of all hikes.
Elevation Profile
Images
BLUFSP01: Looking south from Bluff Spring Trail
BLUFSP01: Typical scenery in winter 2024
GERCAV01: Kim scrambling
GERCAV01: Kim scrambling
GERCAV01: Kim scrambling
GERCAV01: Thankful for cairns
GERCAV01: Looking south down Peralta Canyon
GERCAV01: Looking north up Peralta Canyon
GERCAV01: Me on the Cave Trail
GERCAV01: Kim on the Cave Rrail
GERCAV01: Looking back on the Cave Trail
GERCAV02: Typical scenery in Spring 2022
GERCAV02: Typical scenery in Spring 2022
GERCAV02: Typical scenery in Spring 2022
GERCAV02: Geronimo Cave
GERCAV03: Kim and I on Fremont Saddle
GERCAV03: Weavers Needle from Fremont Saddle
GERCAV03: Weavers Needle on way to Pinon tree
PNYNTR01: Pinon tree
PRLTCN01: Taking off!
PRLTCN01: Looking south down Peralta Canyon
PRLTCN01: Looking north up Peralta Canyon
PRLTCN01: Sign near trailhead
PRLTCN01: Typical scenery in Spring 2022
PRLTCN01: Typical scenery in Spring 2022
PRLTCN01: Typical scenery in Spring 2022
PRLTCN01: Typical scenery in Spring 2022
PRLTCN01: Typical scenery in Spring 2022
PRLTCN01: View down Peralto Canyon
PRLTCN01: Kim and I in Peralta Canyon
PRLTCN01: Lots of water around
GPX Download
A sanitized GPX file of our hike is here.
Summary Information
| NUM | trackID | Primary | Description | Distance | CumDist | DeltaElev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRLTCN01 | Peralta Canyon Tr (102) | Peralta TH to Fremont Saddle | 2.27 | 2.27 | 1361 |
| 2 | GERCAV03 | Geronimo Cave Tr (233) | Fremont Saddle to Pinyon Tree Tr | 0.15 | 2.42 | 40 |
| 3 | PNYNTR01 | Pinyon Tree Tr | Geronimo Cave Tr to Pinyon Tree | 0.35 | 2.77 | 2 |
| 4 | PNYNTR01 | Pinyon Tree Tr | Pinyon Tree to Geronimo Cave Tr | 0.35 | 3.11 | -2 |
| 5 | GERCAV02 | Geronimo Cave Tr (233) | Pinyon Tree Tr to Geronimo Cave | 0.67 | 3.79 | -112 |
| 6 | GERCAV01 | Geronimo Cave Tr (233) | Geronimo Cave to Bluff Spring Tr | 1.07 | 4.85 | -717 |
| 7 | BLUFSP01 | Bluff Spring Tr (235) | Geronimo Cave Tr to Dutchman's Tr | 0.68 | 5.53 | -504 |
| 8 | DTCHMN01 | Dutchman's Tr (104) | Bluff Spring Tr to Peralta TH | 0.05 | 5.59 | -13 |