Prospector's View #57 & Treasure Loop #56 Loop via Jacob's Crosscut #58 is a 2.1-mile loop in Lost Dutchman State Park near Youngberg, AZ. It climbs 509 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,097 – 2,625 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Treasure Loop #56 33.45925, -111.47796
Nearest town Youngberg, AZ
Directions
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Prospector's View #57 & Treasure Loop #56 Loop via Jacob's Crosscut #58
2.1 mi · ▲ 509 ft · 57 min
Elevation 2,098–2,625 ft
Loop · Lost Dutchman State Park
Trailhead: Treasure Loop #56 · 33.45925, -111.47796
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 N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear left onto Treasure Loop #56, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Jacob's Crosscut #58, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Treasure Loop #56, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Prospector's View #57, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Jacob's Crosscut #58, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Treasure Loop #56, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
70% dirt30% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 96°F82°
Feels like91°Precip11%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity29%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Sat
97°78°
Sun
98°78°
Mon
99°86°
Tue
100°85°
Wed
101°84°
34%
Thu
97°77°
29%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Treasure Loop #56 Trailhead
- Jacob's Crosscut #58 2.6 mi · ▲ 81 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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