Jumping Jack's Cut–Lone Mountain Trail, 3 sights
13.5 mi · ▲ 1,228 ft · 5 hr 7 min
Jumping Jack's Cut–Lone Mountain Trail, 3 sights is a 13.5-mile out-and-back near Fort McDowell, AZ. It climbs 1,228 ft. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,421 – 2,244 ft13.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Phon D Sutton 33.55079, -111.58152
Nearest town Fort McDowell, AZ · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)
Directions
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Jumping Jack's Cut–Lone Mountain Trail, 3 sights
13.5 mi · ▲ 1,228 ft · 5 hr 7 min
Elevation 1,420–2,245 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Phon D Sutton · 33.55079, -111.58152
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 3.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Lone Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Maricopa Madness, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Wild Horse Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Jumping Jack's Cut, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wild Horse Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Jumping Jack's Cut, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Lone Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wild Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Jumping Jack's Cut, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Wild Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Maricopa Madness, heading E.
- 1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Lone Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 3.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 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
21% dirt79% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 6:49 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Phon D Sutton Trailhead
- Phon D Sutton 4 mi · ▲ 243 ft
- Phon D Sutton 6 mi · ▲ 422 ft
- MT-3554 & Phon D Sutton Loop 8.7 mi · ▲ 680 ft
- MT-3554 10 mi · ▲ 847 ft
- Lone Mountain & Lone Mountain Trail 10.7 mi · ▲ 1,414 ft
- MT-3554 10.8 mi · ▲ 850 ft
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