Lost Goldmine Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 583 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Lost Goldmine Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Peralta Regional Park near Gold Canyon, AZ. It climbs 583 ft. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lost Goldmine Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 583 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 2,093–2,406 ft
Out & Back · Peralta Regional Park
Trailhead: 33.36627, -111.36689
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 96°F / low 80° · precip 10% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Saguaro Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, 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 SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Lost Goldmine Trail, heading NW.
- 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.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto East Peralta Road, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Saguaro Loop, heading S.
- 450 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:48 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:14 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Lost Goldmine Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 479 ft
- Old Horse Trail via Saguaro Loop 8.4 mi · ▲ 385 ft
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