Cave Creek Regional Park

BB/CW connector–Brawling Badger Trail, 6 sights

13 mi · ▲ 417 ft · 4 hr 33 min

BB/CW connector–Brawling Badger Trail, 6 sights is a 13-mile out-and-back in Cave Creek Regional Park near Dove Valley Ranch, AZ. It climbs 417 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,837 – 2,136 ft13.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.81375, -111.96938
Nearest town Dove Valley Ranch, AZ

Directions

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BB/CW connector–Brawling Badger Trail, 6 sights

13 mi · ▲ 417 ft · 4 hr 33 min

Elevation 1,839–2,137 ft

Out & Back · Cave Creek Regional Park

Trailhead: 33.81375, -111.96938

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 97°F / low 78° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Right of Way, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto Slate Trail, heading N.
  5. 1.3 miSharp left onto Flume Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1.5 miBear right onto Saguaro Trail, heading SW.
  7. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Cliff Walk Trail, heading SW.
  8. 1.3 miTurn left onto BB/CW connector, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miBear left onto Brawling Badger Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miReach Slate Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miBear right onto BB/CW connector, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Cliff Walk Trail, heading W.
  13. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Saguaro Trail, heading NE.
  14. 1.3 miBear left onto Flume Trail, heading N.
  15. 1.5 miSharp right onto Slate Trail, heading N.
  16. 1.3 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Right of Way, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 50 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

100% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 97°F78°
Feels like91°Precip2%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity25%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat 97°78°
Sun 98°79°
Mon 99°86°
Tue 101°86°
Wed 100°86° 21%
Thu 98°85° 27%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.8 mi in (~122 min). Leave by 4:29 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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