Jacob's Crosscut #58–Massacre Falls Trail, 3 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Lost Dutchman State Park near Youngberg, AZ. It climbs 336 ft. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Jacob's Crosscut #58–Massacre Falls Trail, 3 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 2,106–2,313 ft
Out & Back · Lost Dutchman State Park
Trailhead: Treasure Loop #56 · 33.45925, -111.47796
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 96°F / low 82° · precip 11% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear left onto Treasure Loop #56, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Jacob's Crosscut #58, heading SE.
- 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 300 ftReach Treasure Loop #56, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Massacre Falls Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Treasure Loop #56, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Jacob's Crosscut #58, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Treasure Loop #56, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Treasure Loop #56 Trailhead
- Prospector's View #57 & Treasure Loop #56 Loop via Jacob's Crosscut #58 2.1 mi · ▲ 509 ft
- Jacob's Crosscut #58 2.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Massacre Falls Trail via Jacob's Crosscut #58 3.4 mi · ▲ 310 ft
- Ironview Peak–Superstition Ridgeline Trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 2,870 ft
- The Flatiron–Siphon Draw Trail, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 2,577 ft
- Massacre Falls & Massacre Falls Trail via Jacob's Crosscut #58 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,386 ft
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