Goldmine Trail
7 mi · ▲ 626 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Goldmine Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back near Gold Canyon, AZ. It climbs 626 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Goldmine Trail
7 mi · ▲ 626 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Elevation 1,873–2,261 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Jacob's Crosscut #58 · 33.40782, -111.47697
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 97°F / low 82° · precip 11% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Jacob's Crosscut #58, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Goldmine Trail, heading E.
- 2.9 miReach Goldmine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.9 miContinue straight onto Jacob's Crosscut #58, heading W.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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 7:14 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Jacob's Crosscut #58 Trailhead
- Broadway Cave–Jacob's Crosscut #58, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 883 ft
- Goldmine Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 356 ft
- Ironview Peak–Jacob's Crosscut #58, 3 sights 12 mi · ▲ 3,154 ft
- The Flatiron–Jacob's Crosscut #58, 3 sights 12.1 mi · ▲ 2,864 ft
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