Jacob's Crosscut #58 is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Lost Dutchman State Park near Youngberg, AZ. It climbs 391 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Jacob's Crosscut #58
5.9 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 2,104–2,283 ft
Out & Back · Lost Dutchman State Park
Trailhead: 33.47846, -111.45183
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 95°F / low 81° · precip 11% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right onto Massacre Falls Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Jacob's Crosscut #58, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 1 miSharp right onto Treasure Loop #56, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Treasure Loop #56, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Jacob's Crosscut #58, heading W.
- 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Massacre Falls Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 5:18 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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