Cave Creek Reservoir via North Cave Creek Dam Road
10.5 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Cave Creek Reservoir via North Cave Creek Dam Road is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Adobe, AZ. The route passes Cave Creek Reservoir before reaching Cave Creek Reservoir at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 357 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Cave Creek Reservoir via North Cave Creek Dam Road
10.5 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Elevation 1,577–1,792 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: Bobcat Trailhead · 33.77012, -112.10076
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 99°F / low 80° · precip 2% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bobcat Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 3 miBear right onto Cactus Wren Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miPass Cave Creek Reservoir.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto North Cave Creek Dam Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Cave Creek Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Cactus Wren Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 3 miTurn right onto Bobcat Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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