Jacob's Crosscut #58
7.2 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Jacob's Crosscut #58 is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Lost Dutchman State Park near Youngberg, AZ. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Jacob's Crosscut #58
7.2 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Elevation 2,063–2,260 ft
Out & Back · Lost Dutchman State Park
Trailhead: 33.45321, -111.48133
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 98°F / low 79° · precip 2% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Discovery Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Siphon Draw Trail #53, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Siphon Draw Trail #53, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Jacob's Crosscut #58, heading E.
- 3.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 3.1 miTurn left onto Siphon Draw Trail #53, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Siphon Draw Trail #53, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Discovery Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:48 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:13 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Siphon Draw Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 2,527 ft
- Siphon Draw Trail 4 mi · ▲ 2,539 ft
- Siphon Draw Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 2,547 ft
- Ironview Peak & Superstition Ridgeline Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 2,898 ft
- Discovery Trail–Jacob's Crosscut #58 Loop, 4 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 673 ft
- The Flatiron & Siphon Draw Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 2,607 ft
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