Lost Goldmine Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 744 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Lost Goldmine Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near Gold Canyon, AZ. It climbs 744 ft. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,992 – 2,405 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: East Peralta Road 33.36023, -111.39584
Nearest town Gold Canyon, AZ

Directions

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Lost Goldmine Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 744 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 1,992–2,406 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: East Peralta Road · 33.36023, -111.39584

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 81° · precip 10% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right onto Lost Goldmine Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Carney Springs Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lost Goldmine Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  20. 0.6 miSharp left, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  24. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  25. 0.4 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

4% dirt96% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 97°F81°
Feels like91°Precip10%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity28%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Sat 98°79°
Sun 98°77°
Mon 99°85°
Tue 100°85°
Wed 100°83° 35%
Thu 97°77° 28%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:04 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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