Lost Ranch Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 1,053 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Lost Ranch Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Gila Crossing, AZ. It climbs 1,053 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lost Ranch Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 1,053 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 1,241–2,294 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: Bursera Trail · 33.30345, -112.10322
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 102°F / low 83° · precip 14% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bursera Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto CLOSED - old Pyramid Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bursera Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lost Ranch Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miReach Lost Ranch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Bursera Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto CLOSED - old Pyramid Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bursera Trail, heading W.
- 500 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 2.0 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 5:15 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bursera Trail Trailhead
- Lost Ranch Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Lost Ranch Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Bursera Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 189 ft
- Bursera Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Lost Ranch Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Lost Ranch Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 221 ft
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