Cave Creek Regional Park

Overton Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 384 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Overton Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Cave Creek Regional Park near Dove Valley Ranch, AZ. It climbs 384 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,933 – 2,211 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.81811, -112.01332
Nearest town Dove Valley Ranch, AZ

Directions

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Overton Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 384 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 1,934–2,210 ft

Out & Back · Cave Creek Regional Park

Trailhead: 33.81811, -112.01332

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right onto Clay Mine Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Overton Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right onto Clay Mine Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.9 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

60% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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