Apache Wash Paseo–Apache Wash Trail, 5 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Apache Wash Paseo–Apache Wash Trail, 5 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Dove Valley Ranch, AZ. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Apache Wash Paseo–Apache Wash Trail, 5 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 1,699–1,839 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: Apache Wash Paseo · 33.76721, -112.04429
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 101°F / low 80° · precip 4% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Apache Wash Paseo, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ocotillo Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Apache Wash Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Brawling Badger Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Cliff Walk Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto CW/E connector, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Esplanade Trail, heading W.
- 2.1 miSharp left onto Apache Wash Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Apache Wash Paseo, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 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 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Apache Wash Paseo Trailhead
- Apache Wash Trail & Sidewinder Trail Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Apache Wash Paseo–Apache Wash Trail Loop, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Bosco Tank–AW/S connector, 4 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Ocotillo Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 246 ft
- Ocotillo Trail & West Skip Rimsza Paseo 7.6 mi · ▲ 381 ft
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