Discovery Trail–Massacre Falls Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 7.5-mile loop in Lost Dutchman State Park near Youngberg, AZ. It climbs 1,278 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi2,041 – 3,146 ft · steepest grade: 21%8.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mountain Bike Trail 33.45489, -111.48408
Nearest town Youngberg, AZ
Directions
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Discovery Trail–Massacre Falls Trail Loop, 3 sights
7.5 mi · ▲ 1,278 ft · 3 hr 8 min
Elevation 2,041–3,147 ft
Loop · Lost Dutchman State Park
Trailhead: Mountain Bike Trail · 33.45489, -111.48408
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mountain Bike Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Discovery Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Treasure Loop #56, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Jacob's Crosscut #58, heading E.
- 1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Massacre Falls Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Jacob's Crosscut #58, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Massacre Falls Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Praying Hands Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Treasure Loop #56, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Prospector's View #57, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Jacob's Crosscut #58, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Prospector's View #57, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Siphon Draw Trail #53, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 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
51% dirt49% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 6:49 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:29 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:49 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:14 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mountain Bike Trail Trailhead
- Mountain Bike Trail & Prospector's View #57 Loop via Jacob's Crosscut #58 2.1 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Discovery Trail & Mountain Bike Trail Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Siphon Draw Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 2,574 ft
- Ironview Peak & Superstition Ridgeline Trail 5 mi · ▲ 2,925 ft
- Massacre Falls–Massacre Falls Trail, 3 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,441 ft
- Jacob's Crosscut #58 7.6 mi · ▲ 250 ft
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