Overton Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 621 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Overton Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Cave Creek Regional Park near Dove Valley Ranch, AZ. It climbs 621 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Overton Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 621 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 1,954–2,210 ft
Out & Back · Cave Creek Regional Park
Trailhead: 33.83421, -112.02676
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 78° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Overton Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Overton Trail Access, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Slate/Overton trail connector, heading NE.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Overton Trail Access, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Overton Trail, heading E.
- 1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 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.
More from this trailhead
- 26th Street & Maricopa Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Overton Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 621 ft
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