Ocotillo Trail & West Skip Rimsza Paseo
7.6 mi · ▲ 381 ft · 2 hr 43 min
Ocotillo Trail & West Skip Rimsza Paseo is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Dove Valley Ranch, AZ. It climbs 381 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ocotillo Trail & West Skip Rimsza Paseo
7.6 mi · ▲ 381 ft · 2 hr 43 min
Elevation 1,678–1,814 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: Apache Wash Paseo · 33.76721, -112.04429
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 101°F / low 80° · precip 4% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right onto To Equestrian Parking Area, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Ocotillo Trail, heading NW.
- 2.6 miTurn left onto Ocotillo/Sidewinder Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ocotillo Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto To Paseo Pathway, heading W.
- 400 ftSharp right onto West Skip Rimsza Paseo, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ocotillo Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto West Skip Rimsza Paseo, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Ocotillo Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Ocotillo Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto West Skip Rimsza Paseo, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto To Paseo Pathway, heading E.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Ocotillo Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ocotillo/Sidewinder Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ocotillo Trail, heading N.
- 2.6 miBear right onto To Equestrian Parking Area, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Apache Wash Paseo Trailhead
- Apache Wash Trail & Sidewinder Trail Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Apache Wash Paseo–Apache Wash Trail Loop, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Bosco Tank–AW/S connector, 4 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Ocotillo Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 246 ft
- Apache Wash Paseo–Apache Wash Trail, 5 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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