Lost Ranch Trail & South 59th Avenue via National Trail
16.1 mi · ▲ 2,162 ft · 6 hr 27 min
Lost Ranch Trail & South 59th Avenue via National Trail is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Co-op Village, AZ. It climbs 2,162 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lost Ranch Trail & South 59th Avenue via National Trail
16.1 mi · ▲ 2,162 ft · 6 hr 27 min
Elevation 1,022–2,299 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: South 59th Avenue · 33.33399, -112.18877
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start on South 59th Avenue, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Maricopa/Sun Circle Trail, heading SE.
- 2.3 miBear left onto Maricopa Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Ma-Ha-Tuak Perimeter Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto National Trail, heading N.
- 2.3 miBear left onto Bursera Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto National Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Lost Ranch Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miReach South 59th Avenue, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto National Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Bursera Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto National Trail, heading SW.
- 2.3 miSharp left onto Ma-Ha-Tuak Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Maricopa Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Maricopa/Sun Circle Trail, heading W.
- 2.2 miSharp left onto South 59th Avenue, heading NW.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from South 59th Avenue Trailhead
- South 59th Avenue via Maricopa/Sun Circle Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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