Peralta Regional Park

Lost Goldmine Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 506 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Lost Goldmine Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Peralta Regional Park near Gold Canyon, AZ. It climbs 506 ft. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,070 – 2,405 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Stargazing Trail 33.36701, -111.36982
Nearest town Gold Canyon, AZ

Directions

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Lost Goldmine Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 506 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 2,071–2,406 ft

Out & Back · Peralta Regional Park

Trailhead: Stargazing Trail · 33.36701, -111.36982

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 96°F / low 80° · precip 10% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Stargazing Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left onto East Peralta Road, heading N.
  7. 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 1 miTurn right onto Lost Goldmine Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Carney Springs Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lost Goldmine Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miSharp left onto East Peralta Road, heading SE.
  16. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftBear left onto Stargazing Trail, heading S.
  21. 0.1 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

27% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 96°F80°
Feels like92°Precip10%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity28%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Sat 98°78°
Sun 98°77°
Mon 98°85°
Tue 100°84°
Wed 100°84° 35%
Thu 97°76° 28%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:05 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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