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Sonoran Preserve

Ocotillo Trail

8.1 mi · ▲ 568 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Ocotillo Trail is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Anthem, AZ. It climbs 568 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,677 – 2,031 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.79944, -112.09650
Nearest town Anthem, AZ
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Ocotillo Trail

8.1 mi · ▲ 568 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 1,678–2,030 ft

Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: 33.79944, -112.09650

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ocotillo Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right onto West Skip Rimsza Paseo, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto Ocotillo Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.7 miSharp left onto Sidewinder Trail, heading NE.
  10. 1.1 miTurn left onto To Tower Road, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.8 miTurn left onto Sidewinder Trail Access, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left onto Ocotillo Trail, heading NW.
  14. 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ocotillo-trail-out-back-13-km-43ab

Trail surface

68% dirt3% paved29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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