Ocotillo Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 430 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Ocotillo Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Anthem, AZ. It climbs 430 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ocotillo Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 430 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 1,678–2,030 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: North Tower Road · 33.79662, -112.08385
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sidewinder Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto To Tower Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sidewinder Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Ocotillo Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto West Skip Rimsza Paseo, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ocotillo Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Sidewinder Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from North Tower Road Trailhead
- Ocotillo Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 338 ft
- Ocotillo Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 341 ft
- Ocotillo Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 341 ft
- West Skip Rimsza Paseo via Ocotillo Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 424 ft
- Ocotillo Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 505 ft
- Ocotillo Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 457 ft
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