East Happy Valley Road & North Cave Creek Dam Road
4.6 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 1 hr 38 min
East Happy Valley Road & North Cave Creek Dam Road is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Cave Buttes Recreation Area near Wild Flower, AZ. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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East Happy Valley Road & North Cave Creek Dam Road
4.6 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 1,573–1,682 ft
Out & Back · Cave Buttes Recreation Area
Trailhead: 33.71697, -112.04441
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 100°F / low 81° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto North Cave Creek Dam Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto East Happy Valley Road, heading W.
- 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 N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 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 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Cave Creek Reservoir via North Cave Creek Dam Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 176 ft
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