South Mountain Preserve

Lost Ranch Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 42 min

Lost Ranch Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Gila Crossing, AZ. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,253 – 1,417 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.30300, -112.10100
Nearest town Gila Crossing, AZ

Directions

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Lost Ranch Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 42 min

Elevation 1,252–1,417 ft

Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 33.30300, -112.10100

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto Bursera Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lost Ranch Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bursera Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miBear right onto CLOSED - old Pyramid Trail, heading W.
  7. 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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