26th Street–Bentley Mine Road, 3 sights
7.6 mi · ▲ 725 ft · 2 hr 54 min
26th Street–Bentley Mine Road, 3 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Cave Creek Regional Park near Dove Valley Ranch, AZ. It climbs 725 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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26th Street–Bentley Mine Road, 3 sights
7.6 mi · ▲ 725 ft · 2 hr 54 min
Elevation 1,988–2,210 ft
Out & Back · Cave Creek Regional Park
Trailhead: Overton Trail · 33.82868, -112.00652
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 96°F / low 77° · precip 2% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Overton Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto 26th Street, heading NW.
- 1 miSharp left onto Mountain Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bentley Mine Road, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miReach Overton Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Mountain Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto 26th Street, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Overton Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 0.3 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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