Goldmine Loop
4.5 mi1,546 ft
2,126 ft
1,572 ft
A longish loop that starts at the Phillips Road trailhead and includes both Dynamite and Gold Mine trails.
Photos
Tall ridge blocking morning light
Happy hikers
San Tan Mountain to the west
Nearing the saddle
A rocky path up
Looking north over Gilbert
Breaking over the saddle into the light
Distant McDowell range
Sunny valley ahead
Looking back along the ridgeline
Down the trail into the sunny valley
Bright sun shining overhead
Fuzzy trailside trees
Hard-packed desert trail
Narrow path between bushes
Looking towards Phoenix
Long shadows cast by the morning sun
Winding trail along the hills
Back near the trailhead
Along the way
Saddle 1
- Goldmine Trail saddle
Overlook 1
- Unnamed peak spur above the Goldmine saddle
Trailhead 1
- Goldmine Trailhead
Junction 3
- Goldmine / Dynamite trail junction
- Goldmine Trail / San Tan Trail junction
- Dynamite / San Tan Trail Junction