Peralta to Canyon Lake Marina
On February 23, 2023 Kim and I embarked on our first walk-through hike in the Superstition Mountains. Our “support team” dropped us off at the Peralta TH about 7am when it was 45oF. It was a pretty easy hike to Fremont Saddle, which we had done before. We then dropped over the saddle and continued on the Peralta Trail past the Needle to the Boulder Canyon Trail. It was neat to be so close to the Needle during this part of the trail. The Boulder Canyon Trail proved to be a bit challenging because the stream was fairly full of water and we had to cross it 25 times. Most crossings were pretty straight-forward, but there were several where we had to search up or downstream to find rocks close enough for both of us to cross. After our final crossing we climbed pretty steeply out of the canyon to get our first view of Canyon Lake and an awesome view back to the south of the terrain we had covered. A downhill hike to Canyon Lake Marina where our “support team” picked us up. We then went to Tortilla Flats for a beer and burger! My favorite part of this trail was seeing Weaver’s Needle from many different perspectives. All-in-all a fun trail that was 14.8 miles long and took us about 8.5 hours to complete.
Walk-Specific Map
See Superstition Wilderness Overview page for an overview map of all hikes.
Take Note
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- Numeric labels correspond to the same labels in the elevation profile and summary information below.
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Elevation Profile
Images
POCL01: Taking off!
POCL01: Looking south down Peralta Canyon
POCL01: Looking north up Peralta Canyon
POCL02: First sight of water for the day
POCL02: Looking north down Boulder Canyon
POCL03: Looking back to Weaver’s Needle
POCL03: Typical scenery in Winter 2023
POCL03: Kim on the trail
POCL03: Looking back to Weaver’s Needle
POCL03: Looking back to Weaver’s Needle
POCL03: Looking back to Weaver’s Needle
POCL04: Looking back to Weaver’s Needle
POCL04: Typical scenery in Winter 2023
POCL04: Looking back to Weaver’s Needle
POCL06: Looking back to Weaver’s Needle
POCL06: Looking north down Boulder Canyon
POCL06: Kim crossing the stream
POCL06: Typical scenery in Winter 2023
POCL06: Typical scenery in Winter 2023
POCL07: Typical scenery in Winter 2023
POCL08: Typical scenery in Winter 2023
POCL08: Typical scenery in Winter 2023
POCL08: Typical scenery in Winter 2023
POCL08: First view of Canyon Lake
POCL08: One last look at Weaver’s Needle
POCL09: Canyon Lake (and marina)
POCL10: We made it!
POCL10: Our Support Team
GPX Download
A sanitized GPX file of our hike is here.
Summary Information
| NUM | trackID | Primary | Description | Distance | CumDist | DeltaElev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POCL01 | Peralta to Canyon Lake Hike (Peralta Tr 102) | Peralta TH to Fremont Saddle | 2.31 | 2.31 | 1357 |
| 2 | POCL02 | Peralta to Canyon Lake Hike (Peralta Tr 102) | Fremont Saddle to Weaver's Needle Tr | 1.40 | 3.71 | -546 |
| 3 | POCL03 | Peralta to Canyon Lake Hike (Peralta Tr 102) | Weaver's Needle Tr to leave Peralta Tr | 2.60 | 6.31 | -726 |
| 4 | POCL04 | Peralta to Canyon Lake Hike (Dutchman's Tr 104) | start Dutchman's Tr to Bull Pass Tr (129) | 0.75 | 7.06 | -177 |
| 5 | POCL05 | Peralta to Canyon Lake Hike (Dutchman's Tr 104) | Bull Pass Tr (129) to leave Dutchman's Tr | 0.12 | 7.17 | -7 |
| 6 | POCL06 | Peralta to Canyon Lake Hike (Boulder Canyon Tr 103) | start Boulder Canyon Tr to Cavalry Tr (239) | 2.06 | 9.23 | -238 |
| 7 | POCL07 | Peralta to Canyon Lake Hike (Boulder Canyon Tr 103) | Cavalry Tr (239) to Second Water Tr (236) | 1.62 | 10.85 | -120 |
| 8 | POCL08 | Peralta to Canyon Lake Hike (Boulder Canyon Tr 103) | Second Water Tr (236) to leave Boulder Canyon Tr | 3.42 | 14.27 | 148 |
| 9 | POCL09 | Peralta to Canyon Lake Hike (Boulder Canyon Tr ALT) | start Boulder Canyon Tr ALT to leave Boulder Canyon Tr ALT | 0.46 | 14.73 | -368 |
| 10 | POCL10 | Peralta to Canyon Lake Hike (Boulder Canyon Tr 103) | start Boulder Canyon Tr to arrive Canyon Lake Marina | 0.09 | 14.82 | -40 |