Slate Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 355 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Slate Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Cave Creek Regional Park near Dove Valley Ranch, AZ. It climbs 355 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Slate Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 355 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 1,934–2,154 ft
Out & Back · Cave Creek Regional Park
Trailhead: 33.81811, -112.01332
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Clay Mine Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Overton Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Overton Trail Access, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Slate/Overton trail connector, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Slate Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Slate Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Slate/Overton trail connector, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Overton Trail Access, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Overton Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Clay Mine Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 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
More from this trailhead
- Overton Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 302 ft
- Overton Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 305 ft
- Overton Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 302 ft
- Overton Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 329 ft
- Overton Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 384 ft
- Overton Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 626 ft
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