Jumping Jack's Cut–Maricopa Madness, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 270 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Jumping Jack's Cut–Maricopa Madness, 3 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Desert Vista Estates III, AZ. It climbs 270 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Jumping Jack's Cut–Maricopa Madness, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 270 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 1,790–2,063 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.50356, -111.61816
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 79° · precip 8% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rattler, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Maricopa Madness, heading NE.
- 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 NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wild Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Jumping Jack's Cut, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Rattler, 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 miBear right onto MT-3554, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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 1.7 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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