AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lost Goldmine Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 809 ft · 3 hr 16 min

Lost Goldmine Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Gold Canyon, AZ. It climbs 809 ft. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,018 – 2,405 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.36225, -111.37326
Nearest town Gold Canyon, AZ
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Lost Goldmine Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 809 ft · 3 hr 16 min

Elevation 2,018–2,406 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.36225, -111.37326

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 96°F / low 80° · precip 10% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right onto Lost Goldmine Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left onto Carney Springs Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lost Goldmine Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn right onto East Peralta Road, heading W.
  30. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  32. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lost-goldmine-trail-out-back-14-km-3909

Trail surface

4% dirt96% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 96°F80°
Feels like91°Precip10%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity28%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Sat 98°78°
Sun 98°77°
Mon 98°85°
Tue 100°84°
Wed 100°84° 35%
Thu 97°76° 28%

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 6:48 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:14 PM.

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