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Sonoran Preserve

Apache Wash Paseo & Apache Wash Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Apache Wash Paseo & Apache Wash Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Dove Valley Ranch, AZ. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,709 – 1,788 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 14th Street Trail Head - Sidewinder Connector 33.78442, -112.05229
Nearest town Dove Valley Ranch, AZ
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Apache Wash Paseo & Apache Wash Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 1,709–1,790 ft

Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: 14th Street Trail Head - Sidewinder Connector · 33.78442, -112.05229

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on 14th Street Trail Head - Sidewinder Connector, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto Sidewinder Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miBear right onto Apache Wash Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miBear left onto Ocotillo Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miBear right onto To Equestrian Parking Area, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Apache Wash Paseo, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miReach Apache Wash Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 100 ftBear right onto To Equestrian Parking Area, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miBear left onto Ocotillo Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miBear right onto Apache Wash Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.4 miBear left onto Sidewinder Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.5 miBear right onto 14th Street Trail Head - Sidewinder Connector, heading NW.
  18. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/apache-wash-paseo-apache-wash-trail-out-back-5-km-db76

Trail surface

77% dirt23% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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