Granite Falls Trail–Lost Creek, 4 sights is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Skyline Regional Park near Valencia, AZ. It climbs 2,206 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,243 – 2,123 ft · steepest grade: 33%12.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.46470, -112.55302
Nearest town Valencia, AZ
Directions
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Granite Falls Trail–Lost Creek, 4 sights
12.1 mi · ▲ 2,206 ft · 5 hr 8 min
Elevation 1,243–2,122 ft
Out & Back · Skyline Regional Park
Trailhead: 33.46470, -112.55302
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:09 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Javelina Summit Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Quartz Mine Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right onto Skyline Crest Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Lost Creek, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Mountain Wash trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Turnbuckle trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Valley Vista trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Turnbuckle trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Granite Falls Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Skyline Crest Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Turnbuckle trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Valley Vista trail, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Turnbuckle trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Mountain Wash trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Lost Creek, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Skyline Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Quartz Mine Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Javelina Summit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
28% dirt72% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:09 AMSunset 6:51 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.8 mi in (~152 min). Leave by 3:58 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- North Rainbow Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Tortuga 4.7 mi · ▲ 305 ft
- Javelina Summit Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 368 ft
- Quartz Mine Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 368 ft
- SOB 5.5 mi · ▲ 308 ft
- Javelina Summit Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 308 ft
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