Turk's Head via Lost Goldmine Trail
8.1 mi · ▲ 975 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Turk's Head via Lost Goldmine Trail is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Peralta Regional Park near Gold Canyon, AZ. The route reaches Turk's Head at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 975 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Turk's Head via Lost Goldmine Trail
8.1 mi · ▲ 975 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Elevation 2,071–2,816 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.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Lost Goldmine Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Turk's Head, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto East Peralta Road, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Stargazing Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 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 1.7 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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