Lost Goldmine Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 390 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Lost Goldmine Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Gold Canyon, AZ. It climbs 390 ft. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,933 – 2,136 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.35677, -111.40148
Nearest town Gold Canyon, AZ

Directions

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Lost Goldmine Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 390 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Elevation 1,932–2,137 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.35677, -111.40148

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right onto Lost Goldmine Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miBear right onto Hieroglyphic Trail/Lost Goldmine Trail, heading N.
  17. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Lost Goldmine Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  25. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  28. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  31. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  32. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  33. 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

19% dirt81% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:28 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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