Ocotillo Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Ocotillo Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Dove Valley Ranch, AZ. It is mostly level, with 246 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ocotillo Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 1,705–1,814 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.76793, -112.04519
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right onto To Equestrian Parking Area, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Ocotillo Trail, heading N.
- 2.6 miTurn right onto Ocotillo/Sidewinder Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Ocotillo Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ocotillo Trail, heading W.
- 2.6 miBear right onto To Equestrian Parking Area, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:31 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:51 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:17 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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