Ocotillo Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Ocotillo Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Anthem, AZ. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ocotillo Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 1,678–1,820 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.79944, -112.09650
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 99°F / low 79° · precip 4% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Ocotillo Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto West Skip Rimsza Paseo, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ocotillo Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 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 2.0 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sonoran Preserve Sunset Point 2.9 mi · ▲ 578 ft
- West Skip Rimsza Paseo via Ocotillo Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 171 ft
- Ocotillo Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 568 ft
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