Goldmine Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 520 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Goldmine Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Gold Canyon, AZ. It climbs 520 ft. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Goldmine Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 520 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 1,937–2,261 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: East Cloudview Avenue · 33.38980, -111.45504
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 82° · precip 10% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start on East Cloudview Avenue, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 2.7 miReach Goldmine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftArrive 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 6:28 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.
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- East Cloudview Avenue 3.1 mi · ▲ 303 ft
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