Sidewinder Trail via Ocotillo Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 362 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Sidewinder Trail via Ocotillo Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Anthem, AZ. It climbs 362 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sidewinder Trail via Ocotillo Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 362 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 1,678–1,930 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: West Skip Rimsza Paseo · 33.78444, -112.09135
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on West Skip Rimsza Paseo, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ocotillo Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Sidewinder Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto North Tower Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Sidewinder Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear right onto Sidewinder Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Ocotillo Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto West Skip Rimsza Paseo, heading S.
- 0.2 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from West Skip Rimsza Paseo Trailhead
- Ocotillo Trail & West Skip Rimsza Paseo 4.1 mi · ▲ 218 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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