Lost Goldmine Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 589 ft · 3 hr 10 min

Lost Goldmine Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Gold Camp, AZ. It climbs 589 ft. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,011 – 2,418 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.39131, -111.35472
Nearest town Gold Camp, AZ

Directions

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Lost Goldmine Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 589 ft · 3 hr 10 min

Elevation 2,012–2,419 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.39131, -111.35472

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 95°F / low 80° · precip 10% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Lost Goldmine Trail, heading W.
  3. 1 miContinue straight onto Carney Springs Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Lost Goldmine Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
  8. 1.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  11. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  13. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 1.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  17. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.4 miBear right onto Carney Springs Trail, heading E.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lost Goldmine Trail, heading E.
  20. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

11% dirt89% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F80°
Feels like91°Precip10%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity28%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°80°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Sat 97°77°
Sun 97°77°
Mon 97°84°
Tue 99°83°
Wed 100°83° 35%
Thu 97°75° 28%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 5:08 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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