Apache Wash Paseo–Apache Wash Trail, 3 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 484 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Apache Wash Paseo–Apache Wash Trail, 3 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Dove Valley Ranch, AZ. It climbs 484 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Apache Wash Paseo–Apache Wash Trail, 3 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 484 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 1,709–2,114 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 10th Street Trail Head · 33.78455, -112.06097
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on 10th Street Trail Head - Sidewinder Connector, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Sidewinder Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ridgeback Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Apache Wash Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Ocotillo Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto To Equestrian Parking Area, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Apache Wash Paseo, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Ridgeback Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ocotillo Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Ridgeback Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Sidewinder Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto 10th Street Trail Head - Sidewinder Connector, heading NW.
- 400 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 2.1 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from 10th Street Trail Head Trailhead
- AW/S connector & Ridgeback Trail via Sidewinder Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 243 ft
- Javelina Pass & Ridgeback Trail Loop via Sidewinder Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 395 ft
- Bosco Tank & Ridgeback Trail via Apache Wash Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 243 ft
- Javelina Pass & Ocotillo Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 331 ft
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