Flume Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Flume Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Cave Creek Regional Park near Dove Valley Ranch, AZ. It is mostly level, with 148 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Flume Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 1,924–2,098 ft
Out & Back · Cave Creek Regional Park
Trailhead: New River Road · 33.81342, -111.97731
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 97°F / low 78° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start on New River Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto East New River Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Flume Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miReach Flume Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto East New River Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New River Road, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from New River Road Trailhead
- Saguaro Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Flume Trail–Go John Trail, 5 sights 8.8 mi · ▲ 645 ft
- Overton Viewpoint–Flume Trail, 5 sights 11.1 mi · ▲ 1,007 ft
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