Old Turk's Head via Lost Goldmine Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,117 ft · 3 hr 32 min
Old Turk's Head via Lost Goldmine Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Peralta Regional Park near Gold Canyon, AZ. The route reaches Old Turk's Head at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 1,117 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Old Turk's Head via Lost Goldmine Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,117 ft · 3 hr 32 min
Elevation 2,071–2,769 ft
Out & Back · Peralta Regional Park
Trailhead: Stargazing Trail · 33.36701, -111.36982
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 98°F / low 79° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Stargazing Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto East Peralta Road, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Lost Goldmine Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Old Turk's Head, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto East Peralta Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Stargazing Trail, heading NE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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