Wave Cave

Lost Goldmine & Carney Springs Trails

On March 6, 2022 Kim and I hiked from the first Peralta Trailhead parking area to the “Wave Cave” via the Lost Goldmine, Carney Springs, and Wave Cave trails. The trail was fairly flat until the Wave Cave trail portion, which ascended quickly. The actual cave was larger than I expected and offered up some great photos. There were a decent number of people on the trail on this beautiful day. Details are below.

Walk-Specific Map

See Superstition Wilderness Overview page for an overview map of all hikes.

Elevation Profile

Images

GPX Download

A sanitized GPX file of our hike is here.

Summary Information

NUM trackID Primary Description Distance CumDist DeltaElev
1 WVCV01 Wave Cave Hike (Lost Goldmine Tr East) Lost Goldmine East TH to Dacite Cliff Mine Tr 0.80 0.80 14
2 WVCV02 Wave Cave Hike (Lost Goldmine Tr East) Dacite Cliff Mine Tr to leave Lost Goldmine Tr 0.34 1.14 16
3 WVCV03 Wave Cave Hike (Carney Springs Tr) start Carney Springs Tr to leave Carney Springs Tr 0.16 1.31 47
4 WVCV04 Wave Cave Hike (Wave Cave Tr) start Wave Cave Tr to arrive Wave Cave 0.79 2.09 731
5 WVCV04 Wave Cave Hike (Wave Cave Tr) arrive Wave Cave to start Wave Cave Tr 0.79 2.88 -731
6 WVCV03 Wave Cave Hike (Carney Springs Tr) leave Carney Springs Tr to start Carney Springs Tr 0.16 3.04 -47
7 WVCV02 Wave Cave Hike (Lost Goldmine Tr East) leave Lost Goldmine Tr to Dacite Cliff Mine Tr 0.34 3.38 -16
8 WVCV01 Wave Cave Hike (Lost Goldmine Tr East) Dacite Cliff Mine Tr to Lost Goldmine East TH 0.80 4.19 -14