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Cave Creek Regional Park

CW/BB connector–Cliff Walk Trail, 7 sights

13 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 4 hr 39 min

CW/BB connector–Cliff Walk Trail, 7 sights is a 13-mile out-and-back in Cave Creek Regional Park near Cave Creek, AZ. It climbs 628 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,798 – 2,310 ft13.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Slate Trail 33.83570, -111.97634
Nearest town Cave Creek, AZ
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CW/BB connector–Cliff Walk Trail, 7 sights

13 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 4 hr 39 min

Elevation 1,799–2,309 ft

Out & Back · Cave Creek Regional Park

Trailhead: Slate Trail · 33.83570, -111.97634

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 96°F / low 77° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start on Slate Trail, heading W.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto Flat Rock, heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left onto Quartz Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left onto Slate Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Flume Trail, heading S.
  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 right onto CW/E connector, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Cliff Walk Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.7 miBear left onto CW/BB connector, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miReach Slate Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miBear right onto Cliff Walk Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.7 miBear right onto CW/E connector, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Cliff Walk Trail, heading NE.
  15. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Saguaro Trail, heading NE.
  16. 1.3 miBear left onto Flume Trail, heading N.
  17. 1.5 miTurn left onto Slate Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto Quartz Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.8 miSharp right onto Flat Rock, heading SW.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left onto Slate Trail, heading E.
  21. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cw-bb-connector-cliff-walk-trail-out-back-5-sights-19-km-6461

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 96°F77°
Feels like90°Precip3%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°77°
Sun 98°79°
Mon 99°85°
Tue 100°86°
Wed 99°85° 22%
Thu 97°84° 28%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.5 mi in (~114 min). Leave by 4:38 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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