Overton Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 839 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Overton Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Cave Creek Regional Park near Dove Valley Ranch, AZ. It climbs 839 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Overton Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 839 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 2,002–2,231 ft
Out & Back · Cave Creek Regional Park
Trailhead: 33.83405, -112.02082
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 96°F / low 77° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Overton Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Overton Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Jims Spring & 26th Street 4.5 mi · ▲ 525 ft
- Overton Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 810 ft
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