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Lost Goldmine Trail Loop is a 4.5-mile loop near Gold Canyon, AZ. It climbs 325 ft. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,942 – 2,234 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.37583, -111.42417
Nearest town Gold Canyon, AZ

Directions

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Lost Goldmine Trail Loop

4.5 mi · ▲ 325 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 1,944–2,234 ft

Loop

Trailhead: 33.37583, -111.42417

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 97°F / low 81° · precip 11% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Lost Goldmine Trail, heading NW.
  8. 1.5 miSharp right, heading E.
  9. 1.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 97°F81°
Feels like89°Precip11%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity30%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Sat 99°81°
Sun 101°80°
Mon 99°85°
Tue 101°85°
Wed 100°84° 31%
Thu 98°77° 22%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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