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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Take Note
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Elevation Profile
Images
RBRR04: Looking up Carney Sprngs Tr
RBRR04: On Carney Springs Tr
RBRR04: Looking up Carney Sprngs Tr
RBRR04: Looking up Carney Sprngs Tr
RBRR05: View down from false summit
RBRR06: View down from summit
RBRR06: Looking east across ridgeline
RBRR06: Nearing Robber’s Roost from the west
RBRR07: First passage to entering Robber’s Roost
RBRR07: Entrance to Robber’s Roost
RBRR07: Waterfall in Robber’s Roost
RBRR07: Looking southeast out of Robber’s Roost
RBRR08: Weaver’s Needle
RBRR08: Looking down on the Peralta Tr
RBRR08: Looking east across Peralta Canyon
RBRR09: Geronimo Cave
RBRR10: Looking south down Peralta Canyon
RBRR10: Looking north up Peralta Canyon
GPX Download
A sanitized GPX file of our hike is here.
Summary Information
| NUM | trackID | Primary | Description | Distance | CumDist | DeltaElev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RBRR01 | Robber's Roost Hike (Lost Goldmine Tr East) | Lost Goldmine East TH to Dacite Cliff Mine Tr | 0.79 | 0.79 | 16 |
| 2 | RBRR02 | Robber's Roost Hike (Lost Goldmine Tr East) | Dacite Cliff Mine Tr to leave Lost Goldmine Tr | 0.34 | 1.13 | 13 |
| 3 | RBRR03 | Robber's Roost Hike (Carney Springs Tr) | start Carney Springs Tr to Wave Cave Tr | 0.17 | 1.30 | 50 |
| 4 | RBRR04 | Robber's Roost Hike (Carney Springs Tr) | Wave Cave Tr to False summit | 0.76 | 2.06 | 849 |
| 5 | RBRR05 | Robber's Roost Hike (Carney Springs / Superstition Ridgeline Tr) | False summit to leave Carney Springs / Superstition Ridgeline Tr | 0.31 | 2.37 | 433 |
| 6 | RBRR06 | Robber's Roost Hike (Robber's Roost Tr) | start Robber's Roost Tr to spur to Robber's Roost | 0.82 | 3.19 | 219 |
| 7 | RBRR07 | Robber's Roost Hike (Robber's Roost Tr) | spur to Robber's Roost to arrive Robber's Roost | 0.09 | 3.28 | -40 |
| 8 | RBRR08 | Robber's Roost Hike (Robber's Roost Tr) | spur to Robber's Roost to arrive Fremont Saddle / leave Robber's Roost Tr | 0.76 | 4.10 | -124 |
| 9 | RBRR09 | Robber's Roost Hike (Cave Tr) | start Cave Tr to Geronimo Cave | 0.83 | 4.93 | -73 |
| 10 | RBRR10 | Robber's Roost Hike (Cave Tr) | Geronimo Cave to leave Cave Tr | 1.07 | 5.99 | -717 |
| 11 | RBRR11 | Robber's Roost Hike (Bluff Spring Tr (235)) | start Bluff Spring Tr (235) to leave Bluff Spring Tr | 0.69 | 6.68 | -515 |
| 12 | RBRR12 | Robber's Roost Hike (Dutchman's Tr (104)) | start Dutchman's Tr (104) to arrive Peralta TH / leave Dutchman's Tr | 0.05 | 6.73 | -14 |
| 13 | RBRR13 | Robber's Roost Hike (Peralta Rd) | start Peralta Rd to arrive Lost Goldmine East TH | 0.60 | 7.33 | -123 |