Discovery Trail–Jacob's Crosscut #58 Loop, 4 sights is a 4.6-mile loop in Lost Dutchman State Park near Youngberg, AZ. It climbs 673 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,070 – 2,635 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Siphon Draw Trail #53 33.45355, -111.47951
Nearest town Youngberg, AZ
Directions
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Discovery Trail–Jacob's Crosscut #58 Loop, 4 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 673 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 2,071–2,635 ft
Loop · Lost Dutchman State Park
Trailhead: Siphon Draw Trail #53 · 33.45355, -111.47951
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Siphon Draw Trail #53, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Discovery Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Treasure Loop #56, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Jacob's Crosscut #58, heading E.
- 1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 300 ftReach Discovery Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Massacre Falls Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Treasure Loop #56, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Prospector's View #57, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Jacob's Crosscut #58, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Prospector's View #57, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Siphon Draw Trail #53, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Siphon Draw Trail #53, heading SW.
- 0.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
52% dirt48% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 6:49 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:05 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Siphon Draw Trail #53 Trailhead
- Jacob's Crosscut #58 2.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Jacob's Crosscut #58 2.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Siphon Draw Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 2,527 ft
- Siphon Draw Trail 4 mi · ▲ 2,539 ft
- Siphon Draw Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 2,527 ft
- Siphon Draw Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 2,547 ft
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