BB/CW connector–Cliff Walk Trail, 5 sights
11.6 mi · ▲ 433 ft · 4 hr 5 min
BB/CW connector–Cliff Walk Trail, 5 sights is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Cave Creek Regional Park near Dove Valley Ranch, AZ. It climbs 433 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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BB/CW connector–Cliff Walk Trail, 5 sights
11.6 mi · ▲ 433 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Elevation 1,839–2,137 ft
Out & Back · Cave Creek Regional Park
Trailhead: Slate Trail · 33.81912, -111.97231
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 77° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start on Slate Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Flume Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Saguaro Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Cliff Walk Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto BB/CW connector, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Slate Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Cliff Walk Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Saguaro Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Flume Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Slate Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~109 min). Leave by 4:42 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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