Gold Link Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 447 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Gold Link Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Apache Junction, AZ. It climbs 447 ft and is mostly sand. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Gold Link Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 447 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 1,929–2,167 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.46582, -111.56330
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 96°F / low 80° · precip 11% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Gold Link Trail, heading N.
- 1 miReach Gold Link Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:29 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:49 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:15 PM.
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- Gold Link Trail Loop 3.4 mi · ▲ 970 ft
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