Javelina Pass–Ocotillo Trail, 3 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 465 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Javelina Pass–Ocotillo Trail, 3 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Dove Valley Ranch, AZ. It climbs 465 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Javelina Pass–Ocotillo Trail, 3 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 465 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Elevation 1,703–1,903 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 14th Street Trail Head - Sidewinder Connector · 33.78442, -112.05229
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on 14th Street Trail Head - Sidewinder Connector, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Sidewinder Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Ridgeback Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Javelina Pass, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Ocotillo Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Ocotillo/Sidewinder Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ocotillo Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto To Paseo Pathway, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left onto West Skip Rimsza Paseo, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Ridgeback Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto To Paseo Pathway, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Ocotillo Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ocotillo/Sidewinder Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ocotillo Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Javelina Pass, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Sidewinder Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ridgeback Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto 14th Street Trail Head - Sidewinder Connector, heading NE.
- 0.1 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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