Hiking Trails near Apache Junction, AZ

Peralta Trail

11 Reviews

Apache Junction, AZ

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•  3 hours
•  4.8 miles
•  Guide

Few, if any, mountain ranges of the American West have stirred the imagination like the Superstitions. Rising east of Apache ...

Bluff Spring Loop

5 Reviews

Apache Junction, AZ

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•  Day hike
•  6.9 miles
•  Guide

An enjoyable and scenic hike on good trails through varied country in the southwest Superstitions.

Siphon Draw

4 Reviews

Apache Junction, AZ

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•  Day hike
•  3.8 miles
•  Guide

A rugged trail and cross-country hike to the crest of Superstition Mountain featuring 100-mile views. As close as it is to ...

Butcher Jones Trails: Saguaro Lake

3 Reviews

Apache Junction, AZ

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•  2 hours
•  5.25 miles
•  Guide

This easy hike starts at the Saguaro nature trail and then follows the shore of Saguaro Reservoir around Peregrine Point ...

Treasure Loop

3 Reviews

Apache Junction, AZ

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•  2 hours
•  2.4 miles
•  Guide

Nestled up to the scenic west end of the Superstition Mountains, Lost Dutchman State Park offers a nice respite from the ...

Lower La Barge Box

3 Reviews

Apache Junction, AZ

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•  Day hike
•  9.4 miles
•  Guide

This exceptionally scenic cross-country hike starts from an easily accessible trailhead, and takes you into a narrow canyon ...

Dutchmans Trail Loop

3 Reviews

Apache Junction, AZ

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•  Backpack
•  14.8 miles
•  Guide

This popular loop through the western Superstitions covers a lot of interesting country, and it follows well-graded, easy ...

Dutchmans Trail

3 Reviews

Apache Junction, AZ

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•  10 hours
•  15.5 miles
•  Guide

far the most popular western Superstition hike, this very scenic desert loop starts from the Peralta Trailhead and uses the ...

Hieroglyphic Trail

3 Reviews

Apache Junction, AZ

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•  1.5 hours
•  3 miles
•  Guide

With spectacular cliffs framing a narrow slot canyon, Fish Creek sports some of the most eye-popping scenery in the Superstitions. ...

Superstition Mountain

2 Reviews

Apache Junction, AZ

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•  Backpack
•  19.2 miles
•  Guide

Another demanding cross-country and on-trail hike, featuring a traverse of the famous ridgeline known locally as “Superstition ...

Peralta Trail

2 Reviews

Apache Junction, AZ

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•  3 hours
•  4.6 miles
•  Guide

Take a relatively short hike into the northern flanks of Superstition Mountain for stunning views of surrounding hills, the ...

Siphon Draw Trail

2 Reviews

Apache Junction, AZ

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•  5 hours
•  6 miles
•  Guide

Scenic Rogers Canyon makes the long and rough drive to Rogers Trough Trailhead worthwhile. Shady streamside trails, beautiful ...

Superstition Ridgeline

2 Reviews

Apache Junction, AZ

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•  8–12 hours
•  11.7 miles
•  Guide

Siphon Draw Trail and the Flatiron capture the rugged beauty of the Superstition Mountains and package the essence of this ...

Hieroglyphic Canyon

2 Reviews

Apache Junction, AZ

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•  Day Hike
•  3.5 miles
•  Guide

One look at Hieroglyphic Canyon and you can tell the place was once prime mountain sheep habitat. The cliffs surrounding ...

Reavis Falls

2 Reviews

Apache Junction, AZ

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•  8 hours
•  13.3 miles
•  Guide

The daunting angular shape of Picketpost Mountain intrigues all who drive along US 60 between Phoenix and Superior. A short ...

Barks Canyon

1 Reviews

Apache Junction, AZ

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•  Day hike
•  5.2 miles
•  Guide

This hike takes you up popular, scenic Peralta Canyon and returns cross-country via scenic Barks Canyon. Start the loop on ...

Reavis Ranch

1 Reviews

Apache Junction, AZ

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•  Backpack
•  18 miles
•  Guide

This popular hike follows the north end of the Reavis Ranch Trail to the historic Reavis Ranch, a working cattle ranch until ...

Angel Basin

1 Reviews

Apache Junction, AZ

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•  Backpack
•  23.8 miles
•  Guide

A hike through one of the most scenic canyons in the Superstition Mountains that leads to a well-preserved pre-Columbian ...

Peralta / Cave Trail Loop

1 Reviews

Apache Junction, AZ

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•  3.5 hours
•  4.6 miles
•  Guide

Peralta Trail up to Fremont Saddle is, despite its difficulty, one of the most popular hikes in the Superstitions for a reason. ...

Massacre Grounds

1 Reviews

Apache Junction, AZ

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•  Day hike
•  3 miles
•  Guide

An easy hike to the famous location where Spanish miners were supposedly ambushed. A good introduction to hiking in the Superstition ...

Second Water Trail

1 Reviews

Apache Junction, AZ

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•  Day hike
•  6.2 miles
•  Guide

An easily-accessible hike in the western Superstition foothills to rugged lower Boulder Canyon.Take the Second Water Trail ...

Barks Canyon

1 Reviews

Apache Junction, AZ

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•  Day hike
•  5.2 miles
•  Guide

This hike takes you up popular, scenic Peralta Canyon and returns cross-country via scenic Barks Canyon. Start the loop on ...

Fish Creek Loop

1 Reviews

Apache Junction, AZ

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•  3 days
•  21.7 miles
•  Guide

The Fish Creek Loop starts with a hike down scenic Rogers Canyon, then loops through a remote, trailless canyon system and ...

Garden Valley Trail

1 Reviews

Apache Junction, AZ

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•  5 hours
•  8.6 miles
•  Guide

An easy loop, for the Superstition Mountains, this hike starts from the most accessible Superstition trailhead, First Water, ...

Pass Mountain Loop

1 Reviews

Apache Junction, AZ

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•  5.5 hours
•  8.6 miles
•  Guide

This convenient hike is suitable for showing children, dogs, relatives from back East, and other limited hikers the wonders ...