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Wave Cave–Lost Goldmine Trail, 3 sights

4 mi · ▲ 871 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Wave Cave–Lost Goldmine Trail, 3 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back near Gold Camp, AZ. The route reaches Wave Cave at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 871 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,264 – 3,084 ft · steepest grade: 35%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lost Goldmine Trailhead 33.39230, -111.35377
Nearest town Gold Camp, AZ
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Wave Cave–Lost Goldmine Trail, 3 sights

4 mi · ▲ 871 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 2,266–3,084 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lost Goldmine Trailhead · 33.39230, -111.35377

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 95°F / low 80° · precip 10% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lost Goldmine Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Carney Springs Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wave Cave Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.7 miReach Wave Cave, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Carney Springs Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lost Goldmine Trail, heading S.
  7. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/wave-cave-lost-goldmine-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

44% dirt56% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F80°
Feels like91°Precip10%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity28%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°80°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Sat 97°77°
Sun 97°77°
Mon 97°84°
Tue 99°83°
Wed 100°83° 35%
Thu 97°75° 28%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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