East Happy Valley Road & North Cave Creek Dam Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Cave Buttes Recreation Area near Wild Flower, AZ. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,572 – 1,660 ft4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.72384, -112.04113
Nearest town Wild Flower, AZ
Directions
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East Happy Valley Road & North Cave Creek Dam Road
4.8 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 1,573–1,659 ft
Out & Back · Cave Buttes Recreation Area
Trailhead: 33.72384, -112.04113
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 S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto North Cave Creek Dam Road, heading N.
- 1.3 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.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
37% paved34% dirt29% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 100°F81°
Feels like89°Precip3%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity29%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat
100°80°
Sun
103°79°
Mon
102°91°
Tue
103°92°
Wed
102°89°
20%
Thu
100°87°
21%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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