Apache Wash Trail & Sidewinder Trail Loop
1.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 42 min
Apache Wash Trail & Sidewinder Trail Loop is a 1.9-mile loop in Sonoran Preserve near Dove Valley Ranch, AZ. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Apache Wash Trail & Sidewinder Trail Loop
1.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 42 min
Elevation 1,727–1,876 ft
Loop · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.76793, -112.04519
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 97°F / low 80° · precip 5% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Apache Wash Paseo, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Apache Wash Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Ocotillo Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Apache Wash Paseo, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:30 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:50 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:15 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Apache Wash Paseo–Apache Wash Trail Loop, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Bosco Tank & Apache Wash Trail Loop 2.7 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Bosco Tank–AW/S connector, 4 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Ocotillo Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 246 ft
- Apache Wash Paseo–Apache Wash Trail, 5 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Apache Wash Trail–Brawling Badger Trail, 4 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 107 ft
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