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.
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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
- 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.
- 0.3 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.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Stargazing Trail, heading S.
- 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.
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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
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Stargazing Trail Trailhead
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- Old Turk's Head via Lost Goldmine Trail 8.9 mi · ▲ 1,117 ft
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