Jacob's Crosscut #58
6.3 mi · ▲ 396 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Jacob's Crosscut #58 is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Lost Dutchman State Park near Youngberg, AZ. It climbs 396 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Jacob's Crosscut #58
6.3 mi · ▲ 396 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 2,102–2,283 ft
Out & Back · Lost Dutchman State Park
Trailhead: 33.48095, -111.45149
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 99°F / low 79° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right onto Massacre Falls Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Jacob's Crosscut #58, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 1 miSharp right onto Treasure Loop #56, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Jacob's Crosscut #58, heading NW.
- 1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Massacre Falls Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miArrive 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 3.0 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 5:13 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Hackberry Spring 2.8 mi · ▲ 345 ft
- Hackberry Spring Trail & Second Water Trail #236 4 mi · ▲ 287 ft
- Hackberry Spring Trail & Second Water Trail #236 via Dutchman Trail #104 5.5 mi · ▲ 371 ft
- Jacob's Crosscut #58 6.2 mi · ▲ 394 ft
- Treasure Loop #56 via Jacob's Crosscut #58 6.3 mi · ▲ 394 ft
- Jacob's Crosscut #58 6.3 mi · ▲ 394 ft
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