Jacob's Crosscut #58 is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Lost Dutchman State Park near Youngberg, AZ. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Jacob's Crosscut #58
2.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 54 min
Elevation 2,104–2,169 ft
Out & Back · Lost Dutchman State Park
Trailhead: Discovery Trail · 33.45945, -111.47829
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 96°F / low 82° · precip 11% · wind 3 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 E.
- 100 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 E.
- 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 1 miSharp right onto Treasure Loop #56, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, 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 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Discovery Trail Trailhead
- Prospector's View #57 & Treasure Loop #56 Loop via Jacob's Crosscut #58 2.1 mi · ▲ 509 ft
- Massacre Falls Trail via Jacob's Crosscut #58 3.4 mi · ▲ 310 ft
- Jacob's Crosscut #58–Massacre Falls Trail, 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 336 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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