Apache Wash Trail–BB/CW connector, 5 sights
14.7 mi · ▲ 543 ft · 5 hr 10 min
Apache Wash Trail–BB/CW connector, 5 sights is a 14.7-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Anthem, AZ. It climbs 543 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Apache Wash Trail–BB/CW connector, 5 sights
14.7 mi · ▲ 543 ft · 5 hr 10 min
Elevation 1,678–1,850 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: West Skip Rimsza Paseo · 33.78444, -112.09135
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 100°F / low 81° · precip 4% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on West Skip Rimsza Paseo, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Ocotillo Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto West Skip Rimsza Paseo, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto To Paseo Pathway, heading N.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Ocotillo Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ocotillo/Sidewinder Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ocotillo Trail, heading E.
- 2.8 miContinue straight onto Apache Wash Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Esplanade Trail, heading NE.
- 2.1 miTurn right onto CW/E connector, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto BB/CW connector, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach West Skip Rimsza Paseo, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto CW/E connector, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Esplanade Trail, heading W.
- 2.1 miSharp left onto Apache Wash Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Ocotillo Trail, heading N.
- 2.8 miTurn left onto Ocotillo/Sidewinder Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ocotillo Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto To Paseo Pathway, heading SW.
- 400 ftSharp right onto West Skip Rimsza Paseo, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ocotillo Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto West Skip Rimsza Paseo, heading SW.
- 450 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 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 4 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from West Skip Rimsza Paseo Trailhead
- Sidewinder Trail via Ocotillo Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 362 ft
- Ocotillo Trail & West Skip Rimsza Paseo 4.1 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Javelina Pass–Ocotillo Trail, 4 sights 7.1 mi · ▲ 490 ft
- AW/S connector–Javelina Pass, 4 sights 10.4 mi · ▲ 571 ft
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