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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Lost Goldmine Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Hieroglyphic Trail/Lost Goldmine Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lost Goldmine Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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.
More from this trailhead
- Lost Goldmine Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 387 ft
- East Peralta Road 7.3 mi · ▲ 407 ft
- Oro Vista Loop 8.9 mi · ▲ 732 ft
- Lost Goldmine Trail 10.6 mi · ▲ 637 ft
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