East Happy Valley Road & North Cave Creek Dam Road
13.4 mi · ▲ 441 ft · 4 hr 41 min
East Happy Valley Road & North Cave Creek Dam Road is a 13.4-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Adobe, AZ. It climbs 441 ft. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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East Happy Valley Road & North Cave Creek Dam Road
13.4 mi · ▲ 441 ft · 4 hr 41 min
Elevation 1,573–1,792 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.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto North Cave Creek Dam Road, heading S.
- 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 NE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Cactus Wren Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
- 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 6.0 mi in (~154 min). Leave by 3:58 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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