Ocotillo Trail & Sidewinder Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 457 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Ocotillo Trail & Sidewinder Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Dove Valley Ranch, AZ. It climbs 457 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ocotillo Trail & Sidewinder Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 457 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 1,692–2,030 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: To Paseo Pathway · 33.78812, -112.07411
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 100°F / low 79° · precip 4% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start on To Paseo Pathway, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Ocotillo/Sidewinder Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ocotillo Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sidewinder Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto To Tower Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Ocotillo Trail, heading N.
- 3 miTurn right onto Ocotillo/Sidewinder Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Sidewinder Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto To Paseo Pathway, heading E.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from To Paseo Pathway Trailhead
- Javelina Pass–Ocotillo Trail, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 224 ft
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