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Skyline Regional Park

Lost Creek–Parking Lot Connector, 4 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 584 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Lost Creek–Parking Lot Connector, 4 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Skyline Regional Park near Valencia, AZ. It climbs 584 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,342 – 1,788 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.47542, -112.55648
Nearest town Valencia, AZ
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Lost Creek–Parking Lot Connector, 4 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 584 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 1,341–1,787 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Parking Lot Connector, heading NE.
  3. 350 ftContinue straight onto Quartz Mine Trail, heading E.
  4. 2.1 miSharp right onto Lost Creek, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto SOB, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tortuga, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 300 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right onto Javelina Summit Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Quartz Mine Trail, heading SW.
  12. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Parking Lot Connector, heading W.
  13. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lost-creek-parking-lot-connector-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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