Granite Falls Trail–Lost Creek, 5 sights is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Skyline Regional Park near Valencia, AZ. It climbs 2,035 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,342 – 2,123 ft · steepest grade: 28%9.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.47542, -112.55648
Nearest town Valencia, AZ
Directions
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Granite Falls Trail–Lost Creek, 5 sights
9.1 mi · ▲ 2,035 ft · 4 hr 3 min
Elevation 1,341–2,122 ft
Out & Back · Skyline Regional Park
Trailhead: 33.47542, -112.55648
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Parking Lot Connector, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Quartz Mine Trail, heading E.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Skyline Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Lost Creek, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Mountain Wash trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Turnbuckle trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Valley Vista trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Turnbuckle trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Granite Falls Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Parking Lot Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Turnbuckle trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Valley Vista trail, heading E.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Turnbuckle trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Mountain Wash trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Lost Creek, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Skyline Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Quartz Mine Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Parking Lot Connector, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
33% dirt67% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~115 min). Leave by 4:39 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lost Creek–Parking Lot Connector, 4 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 584 ft
- Alternate & Parking Lot Connector via Quartz Mine Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 486 ft
- Javelina Summit–Javelina Summit Trail, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,177 ft
- Javelina Summit Trail–Lost Creek, 6 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 977 ft
- Parking Lot Connector & Tecate via Quartz Mine Trail 6 mi · ▲ 512 ft
- North Rainbow Road & Parking Lot Connector via Quartz Mine Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 619 ft
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