Name: Apache Wash Loop
Rating: 4.1

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Please don't ride on trails after rains when wet, preserve trails and make sure they are dry before riding. Major wash area - be on the lookout during monsoon season as some areas may be impassable.

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This loop can be fast and fun, however, watch out for the sudden dips into washes that can be a bit of a surprise, especially with sand at the bottom. Some areas are sandy, so until familiar with the area, be careful so that you are still in control. This trail is not so sandy that it's not worth doing, it's just bad in certain spots.

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Land Manager: City of Phoenix - Trails and Desert Preserves

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Trail Ratings

4.1 from 71 votes

#1

in Phoenix Sonoran Desert Preserve

#112

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4.1 from 71 votes

5 Star		31%
4 Star		52%
3 Star		15%
2 Star		1%
1 Star		0%

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in Phoenix Sonoran Desert…

#6

in Arizona

#112

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Jan 4, 2015 near Cave Creek, AZ

Easily viewed trail marker. Left Ocotillo, right Apache Wash Loop

Nov 18, 2017 near Cave Creek, AZ

Jan 4, 2015 near Cave Creek, AZ

Jan 4, 2015 near Cave Creek, AZ

Trail marker with Code, GPS coordinates, and elevation info.

Jun 1, 2018 near Cave Creek, AZ

Nov 18, 2017 near Cave Creek, AZ

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May 3, 2026

Zach Harrison

Nice easy loop 7.5mi — 1h 34m

Dec 29, 2025

Jesse Abair

Very fun beginner trail, all as described with a nice variety.

Oct 25, 2025

Tom Riddle

15mi

Nov 19, 2023

Jerry Pillar

Oct 6, 2023

Javi Low on pez

Mar 18, 2023

Mountain Park

6.2mi — 1h 30m

Dec 3, 2022

Brian Swanson

Great beginner trail to build some confidence

Jan 11, 2022

Mountain Park

6.2mi — 0h 35m

Nov 23, 2021

Mountain Park

6.2mi

Oct 16, 2021

Eric Bradley

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Apr 30, 2021

Ed Abula

Jan 17, 2021

Mike Schen

Jan 12, 2021

Andrea Hawkins

Jan 9, 2021

Matt Hage

Zippy warm-up 6.2mi — 0h 45m

Jan 1, 2021

Rock On

Nov 23, 2020

Katie Nolan

Nov 11, 2020

Eamonn O'Brien

7mi — 1h 30m

Sep 27, 2020

Justin W

7mi — 0h 43m

Sep 16, 2020

AJ Wanta

Awesome ride, amazing sunrise and perfect morning weather 6.7mi

Sep 11, 2020

Stephen Kilar

Very fun. A lot of flat riding, not too challenging. We went counterclockwise but want to try the clockwise direction.

Apr 16, 2020

Rock On

Apr 9, 2020

Megan Van Kirk

Apr 8, 2020

Serg Lakic

Fun stuff! 4mi — 1h 30m

Mar 13, 2020

Kyle GChiker

First time mountain biking

Mar 1, 2020

falke pollack

Feb 16, 2020

William Riddle

Jan 23, 2020

Jessyka Boyd

Sep 22, 2019

Alex Perez

Jul 21, 2019

Hoss Phillips

Rode Apache loop to Ocotillo trail to the sidewalk took sidewalk back to the trailhead. Great ride loved it! 9.4mi

Apr 21, 2019

Sean Terrillion

7.2mi — 0h 40m

Apr 15, 2019

Sean Terrillion

6.6mi — 0h 39m

Apr 6, 2019

John Millee

Feb 9, 2019

John Tyler

7.2mi

Feb 5, 2019

Wayne Turner

8.8mi — 1h 00m

Jan 20, 2019

Celeste Murry

Nov 18, 2018

Jake A

6.7mi

Aug 18, 2018

Sjb Sjb

Jun 28, 2018

William Riddle

May 13, 2018

Roy Roberts

6.2mi

Mar 4, 2018

Terry Nelson

Feb 24, 2018

Aobaldo Ramirez

Jan 27, 2018

Milko D

Easy ride but still a lot of fun! 6.6mi

Jan 27, 2018

B Dam

6.2mi

Jan 19, 2018

Tom Antles II

fun trail, rode clockwise. lots of fun curves and twists to keep it interesting. 1st half perfect for beginners, smooth. 2nd half challenging for b…

Jan 7, 2018

Levi C.

Not much downhill. little bit of overland. Good up hill short track staring from bathrooms and heading north east. 7mi

Jan 1, 2018

James Scaggs

1st ride w Victor, Ivan, Jesus 10mi

Dec 29, 2017

Chris Klimek

Super fun loop with fast straights and curves. Some rocks. Sam and Chris.

Nov 20, 2017

Mark Smith

I am a beginner. This was my first ride on this trail. I enjoyed it and learned a lot. 6.2mi

Oct 25, 2017

Jamie Sarber

7.6mi

Oct 6, 2017

Randy P

Apache wash, sidewinder return 7mi

Sep 24, 2017

Jamie Sarber

Sep 24, 2017

Katherine Morrett

Jul 31, 2017

Conrad Anderson

Super fun, smooth, and flowy. The trail dips up and down providing bouts of short climbing, but remains fast. 6.2mi

Jun 25, 2017

Nathaniel Brown

Great beginner trail plenty flats and slopes into washes. Overall a fun trail 6.2mi

Jun 11, 2017

Liz Murzyn

6.2mi

Jun 8, 2017

Jeremy Andersen

6.2mi

Jun 4, 2017

Eric Ochoa

Very first MTB ride

May 20, 2017

brad lorenz

May 12, 2017

Charles Ratliff

Old Spec no frills Hardrock. Nice sunset run only a few folks out. Little rocky in a few spots but an easy run with no eating of dirt. :-) Time's ... 6.2mi

May 5, 2017

Marion Zamora

Apr 26, 2017

Ali Razzak

Apr 25, 2017

Allison Mahowald

6.2mi

Apr 23, 2017

Rafael Riveros

Apr 22, 2017

Mike Bucher

6.2mi

Apr 6, 2017

Michael Kowalski

Feb 11, 2017

Cole Price

Feb 7, 2017

Cole Price

Feb 3, 2017

Bubba Clark

Jan 29, 2017

Brian Schuler

I'm kidding bout time/distance 46mi

Jan 28, 2017

Dan Jones

Jan 18, 2017

Shannon Moak

Love this flat and fast trail! 20mi — 1h 45m

Nov 28, 2016

Lost Justpastnowhere

Nov 13, 2016

Dalton Meyers

Nov 5, 2016

John Perona

Counter Clockwise 6.3mi

Oct 11, 2016

Ryan Fendly

Oct 1, 2016

Rod Moffett

Oct 1, 2016

Zane Coak

7.5mi

Sep 5, 2016

Soloman Picoult

First time on this trail.. Time to have some fun! — 13h 21m

Aug 13, 2016

Michael Blosser

Super buttery trail to slice through 6.2mi

Jul 2, 2016

Brian Derrick

Up S to AW clockwise then off to BB, under a separate check-in 7.3mi

May 21, 2016

Michael Bernardino

clockwise — 8h 06m

Feb 22, 2016

Erwin Anderson-Smith

6.3mi — 33h 10m

Dec 28, 2015

Brandon Sudeith

6.7mi — 0h 39m

Dec 12, 2015

Brandon Sudeith

Nov 28, 2015

Brandon Sudeith

6.6mi — 0h 40m

Oct 21, 2015

Jordan Willcox

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Apache Wash Loop

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1,815' 553 m

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