Granite Falls Trail–Lost Creek, 5 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Skyline Regional Park near Perryville, AZ. It climbs 1,957 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,237 – 2,123 ft · steepest grade: 26%10.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tortuga 33.47408, -112.52947
Nearest town Perryville, AZ
Directions
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Granite Falls Trail–Lost Creek, 5 sights
9.8 mi · ▲ 1,957 ft · 4 hr 15 min
Elevation 1,237–2,122 ft
Out & Back · Skyline Regional Park
Trailhead: Tortuga · 33.47408, -112.52947
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tortuga, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Javelina Summit Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Tortuga, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto SOB, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Lost Creek, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Mountain Wash trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Turnbuckle trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Valley Vista trail, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Turnbuckle trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Granite Falls Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftReach Tortuga, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Turnbuckle trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Valley Vista trail, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Turnbuckle trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Mountain Wash trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Lost Creek, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto SOB, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tortuga, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Javelina Summit Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Tortuga, heading S.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
60% dirt40% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~123 min). Leave by 4:30 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Tortuga Trailhead
- North Rainbow Road & Tortuga 4.1 mi · ▲ 301 ft
- Javelina Summit–Javelina Summit Trail, 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,025 ft
- Alternate & Tortuga via SOB 4.3 mi · ▲ 397 ft
- Justin's Trail–Tortuga, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 615 ft
- Tecate & Tortuga 5.4 mi · ▲ 423 ft
- Alternate–Javelina Summit Trail, 7 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 769 ft
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