Javelina Pass & Ocotillo Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 331 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Javelina Pass & Ocotillo Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Dove Valley Ranch, AZ. It climbs 331 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Javelina Pass & Ocotillo Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 331 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 1,678–1,827 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 10th Street Trail Head · 33.78455, -112.06097
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 99°F / low 79° · precip 4% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on 10th Street Trail Head - Sidewinder Connector, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Sidewinder Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Javelina Pass, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Ocotillo Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Ocotillo/Sidewinder Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ocotillo Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto West Skip Rimsza Paseo, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Javelina Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Ocotillo Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Ocotillo/Sidewinder Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ocotillo Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Javelina Pass, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Sidewinder Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto 10th Street Trail Head - Sidewinder Connector, heading NE.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 5:22 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 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
More from 10th Street Trail Head Trailhead
- AW/S connector & Ridgeback Trail via Sidewinder Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 243 ft
- Javelina Pass & Ridgeback Trail Loop via Sidewinder Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 395 ft
- Bosco Tank & Ridgeback Trail via Apache Wash Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 243 ft
- Apache Wash Paseo–Apache Wash Trail, 3 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 484 ft
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