Massacre Falls Trail & Prospector's View #57 Loop via Jacob's Crosscut #58
4.4 mi · ▲ 632 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Massacre Falls Trail & Prospector's View #57 Loop via Jacob's Crosscut #58 is a 4.4-mile loop in Lost Dutchman State Park near Youngberg, AZ. It climbs 632 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Massacre Falls Trail & Prospector's View #57 Loop via Jacob's Crosscut #58
4.4 mi · ▲ 632 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 2,097–2,635 ft
Loop · Lost Dutchman State Park
Trailhead: Mountain Bike Trail · 33.45550, -111.47791
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 96°F / low 82° · precip 11% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mountain Bike Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right 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 ftTurn left onto Massacre Falls Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Jacob's Crosscut #58, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Treasure Loop #56, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Prospector's View #57, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Jacob's Crosscut #58, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Prospector's View #57, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Siphon Draw Trail #53, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miThe loop closes 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 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 6:49 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:14 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mountain Bike Trail Trailhead
- Jacob's Crosscut #58 2.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Jacob's Crosscut #58 2.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Siphon Draw Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 2,527 ft
- Siphon Draw Trail 4 mi · ▲ 2,539 ft
- Siphon Draw Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 2,527 ft
- Discovery Trail–Jacob's Crosscut #58 Loop, 4 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 673 ft
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