Peralta Regional Park

Lost Goldmine Trail & Old Horse Trail

10.7 mi · ▲ 739 ft · 3 hr 56 min

Lost Goldmine Trail & Old Horse Trail is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Peralta Regional Park near Gold Canyon, AZ. It climbs 739 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,952 – 2,382 ft · steepest grade: 21%11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Stargazing Trail 33.36701, -111.36982
Nearest town Gold Canyon, AZ

Directions

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Lost Goldmine Trail & Old Horse Trail

10.7 mi · ▲ 739 ft · 3 hr 56 min

Elevation 1,951–2,382 ft

Out & Back · Peralta Regional Park

Trailhead: Stargazing Trail · 33.36701, -111.36982

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Stargazing Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left onto East Peralta Road, heading N.
  7. 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.9 miSharp right, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  16. 0.6 miTurn left onto Lost Goldmine Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 1.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  28. 250 ftContinue straight onto Old Horse Trail, heading SE.
  29. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  30. 500 ftBear right, heading E.
  31. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
  32. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  33. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  34. 0.4 miSharp left onto East Peralta Road, heading E.
  35. 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  37. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  38. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  39. 50 ftBear left onto Stargazing Trail, heading S.
  40. 0.2 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

16% dirt84% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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