Hieroglyphic Trail
Visited on April 4th 2023
Location
Hieroglyphic Trail, Gold Canyon, Arizona 85118
This Trail is located in the back of a small cul-de-sac. It's a gorgeous drive.
Price
FREE!
Parking
There is a smaller parking lot at the head of the trail. Make sure you park in the parking lot. If you park along the road leading to the trail head you could get a ticket or be towed.
We got there around 9am and were able to find parking easily however when we came back to the parking lot after an hour there was a line of cars waiting to claim a parking spot as hikers finished.
Bathrooms
There are bathrooms available at the trailhead. Simple port-a-potties but they were clean.
Pet Policy
Pets are allowed to join you for your hike!
Please keep your pets leashed.
There are plenty of other hikers, many with their own dogs, and lots of cacti along the trail.
There are no trash cans and no bags available on the trail. Please bring your own bags and clean up after your pets
Things to see & do
Hieroglyphic Trail - 2.9 mile out and back
Lost Gold Mine Trail - 10.8 mile out and back
Is it busy?
We arrived early, around 9am, so it wasn't too busy but the parking lot was filling up.
Arrive early to beat the crowd or be ready to wait in line for a parking space.
The trail is wide enough to pass other hikers if you need to, and there are wide sections of the trail if you want to take a breather out of the way.