Apache Wash Paseo–Ocotillo Trail, 3 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 688 ft · 3 hr 49 min
Apache Wash Paseo–Ocotillo Trail, 3 sights is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Anthem, AZ. It climbs 688 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Apache Wash Paseo–Ocotillo Trail, 3 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 688 ft · 3 hr 49 min
Elevation 1,705–2,030 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: North Tower Road · 33.79662, -112.08385
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 99°F / low 79° · precip 4% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on North Tower Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto To Tower Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sidewinder Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Ocotillo Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ocotillo/Sidewinder Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ocotillo Trail, heading E.
- 2.6 miBear right onto To Equestrian Parking Area, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Apache Wash Paseo, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Ocotillo Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right onto To Equestrian Parking Area, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Ocotillo Trail, heading NW.
- 2.6 miTurn left onto Ocotillo/Sidewinder Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ocotillo Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sidewinder Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto To Tower Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto North Tower Road, heading NE.
- 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 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from North Tower Road Trailhead
- Ocotillo Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 338 ft
- Ocotillo Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 341 ft
- Ocotillo Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 341 ft
- West Skip Rimsza Paseo via Ocotillo Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 424 ft
- Ocotillo Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 505 ft
- Ocotillo Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 457 ft
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