Apache Wash Trail–Brawling Badger Trail, 5 sights
15.6 mi · ▲ 816 ft · 5 hr 36 min
Apache Wash Trail–Brawling Badger Trail, 5 sights is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Anthem, AZ. It climbs 816 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Apache Wash Trail–Brawling Badger Trail, 5 sights
15.6 mi · ▲ 816 ft · 5 hr 36 min
Elevation 1,699–2,030 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: North Tower Road · 33.79735, -112.08306
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sidewinder Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 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.
- 2.8 miContinue straight onto Apache Wash Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Brawling Badger Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Cliff Walk Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miReach Ocotillo Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Brawling Badger Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Apache Wash Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Ocotillo Trail, heading W.
- 2.8 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 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from North Tower Road Trailhead
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- Ocotillo Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 341 ft
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- Ocotillo Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 505 ft
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