Overton Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 650 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Overton Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Cave Creek Regional Park near Dove Valley Ranch, AZ. It climbs 650 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Overton Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 650 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 1,934–2,210 ft
Out & Back · Cave Creek Regional Park
Trailhead: 33.82560, -112.01893
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 96°F / low 77° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Clay Mine Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Overton Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Clay Mine Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:31 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:51 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:17 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Overton Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 312 ft
- Overton Trail 3 mi · ▲ 336 ft
- Ironwood–Clay Mine Trail, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 590 ft
- Clay Mine Trail–Go John Trail, 5 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 665 ft
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