Robber’s Roost Loop

Carney Springs to Cave Trail

On February 25, 2023 I hiked to Robber’s Roost via the Carney Springs Trail (starting at the Lost Goldmine East TH) and returning via the Cave Trail. The climb up the Carney Springs Canyon got my heart pumping (~1300 feet elevation gain in a little over a mile). Finding the path into Robber’s Roost was difficult, but as I got closer I could hear voices and when I met the hikers outside of the Roost they offered to show me the “secret” passage into it (Thanks, Juan). It was amazing to stand in the Roost and the views out the fractures in the wall were beautiful. I returned through Fremont Saddle (a little less than a mile from the Roost) and down the Cave Trail, which had some navigational challenges as it did last year (I did not miss Geronimo’s Cave this year, though!). This was a challenging (the climb and some route-finding), but beautiful (views from on top, the Roost) hike that I will do again (with Kim).

Walk-Specific Map

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Elevation Profile

Images

GPX Download

A sanitized GPX file of our hike is here.

Summary Information

NUM trackID Primary Description Distance CumDist DeltaElev
1 LGLDMN13 Lost Goldmine Tr Peralta TH Alt parking to Dacite Cliffs Mine Tr 0.79 0.79 16
2 LGLDMN12 Lost Goldmine Tr Dacite Cliffs Mine Tr to Carney Springs Tr 0.34 1.13 13
3 CRNYSP03 Carney Springs Tr Lost Goldmine Tr to Wave Cave Tr 0.17 1.30 50
4 CRNYSP04 Carney Springs Tr Wave Cave Tr to False summit 0.76 2.06 849
5 CRNYSP05 Carney Springs Tr False summit to Superstition Ridgeline Tr 0.31 2.37 433
6 RDGLIN02 Superstition Ridgeline Tr Carney Springs Tr to Robber's Roost Tr 0.82 3.18 219
7 RBRRST01 Robber's Roost Tr Superstition Ridgeline Tr to Robber's Roost 0.09 3.28 -40
8 RBRRST01 Robber's Roost Tr Robber's Roost to Superstition Ridgeline Tr 0.09 3.37 40
9 RDGLIN01 Superstition Ridgeline Tr Robber's Roost Tr to Fremont Saddle 0.75 4.12 -124
10 GERCAV03 Geronimo Cave Tr (233) Fremont Saddle to Pinyon Tree Tr 0.15 4.27 40
11 GERCAV02 Geronimo Cave Tr (233) Pinyon Tree Tr to Geronimo Cave 0.67 4.95 -112
12 GERCAV01 Geronimo Cave Tr (233) Geronimo Cave to Bluff Spring Tr 1.07 6.01 -717
13 BLUFSP01 Bluff Spring Tr (235) Geronimo Cave Tr to Dutchman's Tr 0.68 6.69 -504
14 DTCHMN01 Dutchman's Tr (104) Bluff Spring Tr to Peralta TH 0.05 6.75 -13
15 EPRLTR01 E Peralta Rd Peralta TH to Peralta TH Alt parking 0.60 7.35 -126