Lost Goldmine Trail

10.6 mi · ▲ 637 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Lost Goldmine Trail is a 10.6-mile out-and-back near Gold Canyon, AZ. It climbs 637 ft. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,929 – 2,418 ft11.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.35491, -111.40036
Nearest town Gold Canyon, AZ

Directions

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Lost Goldmine Trail

10.6 mi · ▲ 637 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Elevation 1,931–2,419 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.35491, -111.40036

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lost Goldmine Trail, heading NE.
  13. 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left onto Carney Springs Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lost Goldmine Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
  22. 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  24. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  25. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  27. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  32. 0.3 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

23% dirt77% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:26 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:46 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:11 PM.

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