Overton Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 626 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Overton Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Cave Creek Regional Park near Dove Valley Ranch, AZ. It climbs 626 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Overton Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 626 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 1,947–2,210 ft
Out & Back · Cave Creek Regional Park
Trailhead: 33.82005, -112.01317
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Clay Mine Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Overton Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 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 left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 350 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 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.
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