Overton Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 58 min
Overton Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Cave Creek Regional Park near Dove Valley Ranch, AZ. It climbs 274 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Overton Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 58 min
Elevation 2,048–2,210 ft
Out & Back · Cave Creek Regional Park
Trailhead: North Tonalite Drive · 33.83207, -112.00140
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on North Tonalite Drive, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Overton Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto North Tonalite Drive, heading NE.
- 50 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 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from North Tonalite Drive Trailhead
- Go John Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 302 ft
- Go John Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 304 ft
- Clay Mine Trail via Overton Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 308 ft
- Overton Viewpoint & Overton Trail Loop 3.2 mi · ▲ 440 ft
- Overton Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 588 ft
- Dim Sum Trail via Overton Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 414 ft
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