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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Lost Goldmine Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Carney Springs Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Lost Goldmine Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 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.
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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
More from East Peralta Road Trailhead
- East Peralta Road Loop 3.8 mi · ▲ 248 ft
- East Peralta Road Loop 3.8 mi · ▲ 248 ft
- Old Horse Trail Loop 4.9 mi · ▲ 259 ft
- Oro Vista Loop 5.9 mi · ▲ 616 ft
- Lost Goldmine Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 781 ft
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