Ocotillo Trail & West Skip Rimsza Paseo
4.1 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Ocotillo Trail & West Skip Rimsza Paseo is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Anthem, AZ. It is mostly level, with 218 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ocotillo Trail & West Skip Rimsza Paseo
4.1 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 1,678–1,802 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: West Skip Rimsza Paseo · 33.78444, -112.09135
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 100°F / low 81° · precip 4% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on West Skip Rimsza Paseo, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Ocotillo Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto West Skip Rimsza Paseo, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto To Paseo Pathway, heading N.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Ocotillo Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ocotillo/Sidewinder Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ocotillo Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miReach West Skip Rimsza Paseo, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Ocotillo/Sidewinder Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ocotillo Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto To Paseo Pathway, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp right onto West Skip Rimsza Paseo, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ocotillo Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto West Skip Rimsza Paseo, heading W.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 4 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from West Skip Rimsza Paseo Trailhead
- Sidewinder Trail via Ocotillo Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 362 ft
- Javelina Pass–Ocotillo Trail, 4 sights 7.1 mi · ▲ 490 ft
- AW/S connector–Javelina Pass, 4 sights 10.4 mi · ▲ 571 ft
- Apache Wash Trail–BB/CW connector, 5 sights 14.7 mi · ▲ 543 ft
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