AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lost Goldmine Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 387 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Lost Goldmine Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back near Gold Canyon, AZ. It climbs 387 ft. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,929 – 2,136 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.35491, -111.40036
Nearest town Gold Canyon, AZ
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Lost Goldmine Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 387 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 1,931–2,137 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.35491, -111.40036

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 97°F / low 81° · precip 10% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Lost Goldmine Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miBear right onto Hieroglyphic Trail/Lost Goldmine Trail, heading N.
  19. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 50 ftBear left onto Lost Goldmine Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  27. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  28. 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  30. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  32. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  35. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  37. 0.3 miArrive 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-goldmine-trail-out-back-11-km-dcff

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 97°F81°
Feels like91°Precip10%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity31%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Sat 100°79°
Sun 101°79°
Mon 99°85°
Tue 101°85°
Wed 100°84° 35%
Thu 98°77° 28%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:29 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:49 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:14 PM.

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