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Superstition Backroads 2.5

A short day close to town.  Easy Jeep trails that take you to an abandoned gypsum mine and also quite close to the Superstition Mountains.

The main trail is 2.0.  A short optional climb is 3.0 and the Gypsum Overlook Loop is 2.5.
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​There is a GPS - gpx track at the bottom of the page.
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Gypsum mine
The western end of the trail is close to the Superstition Mountains.  There is a picnic site at the top of the optional climb where we occasionally build a campfire and wait for the full moon.
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Picnic site
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Closer to the mountain
Look for a mushroom rock from one of the north spurs and a cave on the other.  The cave looks like it should have cliff dwellings.
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Mushroom rock
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Cave without cliff dwellings
There is an optional 3.0 hill climb up a steep hill.  This area has a GREAT series of mountain bike and hiking trails.
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Optional hill climb
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Bike path
If time is short you can just do the section west of Peralta Road.  This is the most interesting section, but the east part is also worth the trip.  You may even be lucky enough to see mule deer along the trail.

You may also see Bighorn Sheep on the low part of Superstition Mountain.  These were at the end of the western spur.

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Mule Deer along the trail.
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Bighorn on the mountain
Updated 2017.

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