Sonoran Preserve

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.

Elevation

0 mi1,703 – 1,903 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 14th Street Trail Head - Sidewinder Connector 33.78442, -112.05229
Nearest town Dove Valley Ranch, AZ

Directions

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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

  1. Start on 14th Street Trail Head - Sidewinder Connector, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sidewinder Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Ridgeback Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Javelina Pass, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Ocotillo Trail, heading SW.
  7. 1.1 miTurn left onto Ocotillo/Sidewinder Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ocotillo Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto To Paseo Pathway, heading W.
  10. 400 ftTurn left onto West Skip Rimsza Paseo, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miReach Ridgeback Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto To Paseo Pathway, heading SE.
  13. 350 ftContinue straight onto Ocotillo Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ocotillo/Sidewinder Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ocotillo Trail, heading E.
  16. 1.1 miTurn left onto Javelina Pass, heading NE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right onto Sidewinder Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ridgeback Trail, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.7 miTurn left onto 14th Street Trail Head - Sidewinder Connector, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

97% dirt3% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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