East Happy Valley Road & North Cave Creek Dam Road
7.5 mi · ▲ 707 ft · 2 hr 51 min
East Happy Valley Road & North Cave Creek Dam Road is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Cave Buttes Recreation Area near Wild Flower, AZ. It climbs 707 ft. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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East Happy Valley Road & North Cave Creek Dam Road
7.5 mi · ▲ 707 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Elevation 1,573–1,922 ft
Out & Back · Cave Buttes Recreation Area
Trailhead: 33.72592, -112.07242
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 99°F / low 81° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Great Horned Owl Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto North Cave Creek Dam Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto East Happy Valley Road, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach East Happy Valley Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto North Cave Creek Dam Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Great Horned Owl Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 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 3.1 mi in (~86 min). Leave by 5:05 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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