John, Nancy and Jerry hiked to Fremont Saddle starting at the #102 Peralta Canyon Trail from the Peralta Trailhead.
This starts with a gradual climb on a rocky trail. We saw water in little ponds in the rocks which are fed by small trickling streams. As we hiked the trail became steeper and we wound our way around large boulders. The landscape becomes more majestic as we hiked. Hoodoos and rock formations line the horizon as we hike up the canyon. We could see Geronimo's Cave and tuff rock as we hike further. After a rock formation that looks like a toy duck from one direction and a turtle from the other, the hike becomes a little steeper until we reach Fremont Saddle. Weavers Needle is the key feature of this viewpoint. We had lunch at the saddle.
We explored other trails to see if we could find Robber's Roost, which is marked on the All Trails App. This trail starts immediately west of Fremont Saddle through a slit in the rocks, then goes up into the rocks. This trail is not moderate and we decided not to take it. Robber's Roost is difficult to find according to the Ranger and the comments on All Trails.
We noticed a group of people in the distance toward the east and thought this would be a good place to go. We found out by other hikers that this is called Lone Tree Trail. This trail gave us a view of the west side of the mountain and a better view of Weaver's Needle. Most of the trail is flat, except for a group of rocks we must maneuver through.
We thought this would be a good out-and-back hike for the medium group.
The long group would go here too, then proceed to the Geronimo's Cave hike. John pre-hiked this by himself. He met up with two hikers from Germany who hiked with him all the way down Bluff Trail to the Trailhead. See John's All Trails Map.
Interactive Map for the hikes in Peralta Trailhead and Superstition Mountains
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| Steep rock formation between Fremont and Lone Tree |
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| This is a steep part between Fremont Saddle and Lone Tree |
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