Arizona Trailblazers Hiking Club
Lost Goldmine Trail Day Hike
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Trip Report :
January 26, 2019
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Trip Report :
March 8, 2014
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Trip Report :
February 26, 2011
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Trip Report :
January 10, 2009
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Trip Report :
March 1, 2008
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Trip Report :
December 11, 2004
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| where |
Superstition Mountains |
| the hike |
The Lost Goldmine Trail goes from its junction with Jacob’s Crosscut Trail
to Lost Goldmine Trailhead, west of Peralta.
Along the way you’ll enjoy gorgeous views of the mountains, the saguaro
forest, the Wedding Cake, Turk’s Cap Hill, and the Superstition Ridgeline.
This hike is described in Superstition Wilderness Trails West
by Jack Carlson and Elizabeth Stewart, pages 207-208.
Two options:
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Round trip from Broadway Trailhead to the corner post. (short) |
| 2. |
One way from Broadway Trailhead to Lost Goldmine Trailhead. (long) |
Your car will be waiting for you at the end of the hike at Lost Goldmine Trailhead.
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| distance |
4.4 miles (short) or 11 miles (long) |
| time |
4-6 hours |
| rating |
"C" (short) or "B-" (long)
Rate yourself as a hiker. |
| cost |
Sharing gas expenses with the driver.
The club also allows voluntary contributions of $5 per non-member. |
| EC |
+-500' elevation change (short) or +1000'-800' (long) |
| elevations |
1878' (gate at Broadway Trailhead) to 2415' (mine road) |
| type |
round trip (short) or one way (long) |
| on trail |
100% — Jacob’s Crosscut Trail, Lost Goldmine Trail |
| dogs allowed |
no |
| weather |
Apache Junction |
| meet |
8:00 AM at
Red Mountain Park located at 7745 E. Brown Rd. in
Mesa (south side of Brown Road, east of Power Road).
Directions from the Red Mountain Freeway (Loop 202):
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Exit 26 (Brown Road). |
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Go west on Brown a half mile to the light at Sterling Dr. |
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Turn left (south) at Sterling into the park.
Then take the first left into the Palo Brea parking lot.
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| drive |
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Take U.S. 60 (the Superstition Freeway) east. |
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Turn left on Peralta Road, just past Mile Marker 204. |
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Go 7 miles
and look for the signed turnoff to the Lost Goldmine Trail on the left.
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If you reach Peralta Trailhead, you’ve gone too far.
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25 miles from Red Mountain Park to Lost Goldmine Trailhead
(50 round trip).
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