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 (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

GPX Download

A sanitized GPX file of our hike is here.

Summary Information

NUM trackID Primary Description Distance CumDist DeltaElev
1 POCV01 Peralto-Cave Tr Hike (Peralto Tr 102) Peralta TH to arrive Fremont Saddle / leave Peralta Tr (102) 2.28 2.28 1353
2 POCV02 Peralto-Cave Tr Hike (Cave Tr 233) start Cave Tr to leave Cave Tr 0.18 2.45 44
3 POCV03 Peralto-Cave Tr Hike (Peralto Tr 102) start to Pinon Tree to arrive Pinon Tree 0.36 2.81 2
4 POCV03 Peralto-Cave Tr Hike (Peralto Tr 102) arrive Pinon Tree to start to Pinon Tree 0.36 3.17 -2
5 POCV04 Peralto-Cave Tr Hike (Cave Tr 233) trail to Pinon Tree to leave Cave Tr 1.83 5.00 -885
6 POCV05 Peralto-Cave Tr Hike (Bluff Spring Tr 235) start Bluff Spring Tr (235) to leave Bluff Spring Tr (235) 0.70 5.70 -501
7 POCV06 Peralto-Cave Tr Hike (Dutchman's Tr 104) start Dutchman's Tr (104) to arrive Peralta TH 0.05 5.76 -11