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North Mountain Preserve

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail & East Point Drop

5.6 mi · ▲ 563 ft · 2 hr 9 min

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail & East Point Drop is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in North Mountain Preserve near Sunnyslope, AZ. It climbs 563 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,306 – 1,581 ft · steepest grade: 21%6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.57591, -112.07808
Nearest town Sunnyslope, AZ
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#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail & East Point Drop

5.6 mi · ▲ 563 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 1,306–1,581 ft

Out & Back · North Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 33.57591, -112.07808

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 502 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto #60 - Nature Trail, heading N.
  4. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading NW.
  7. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto #306 - Shaw Butte Trail, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto East Point Drop, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 0.5 miReach #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.7 miTurn left onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miContinue straight onto #306 - Shaw Butte Trail, heading SW.
  22. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 400 ftContinue straight onto #60 - Nature Trail, heading NW.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  30. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/100-charles-m-christiansen-trail-100-charles-m-christiansen-trail-out-back-3-sights-9-km-db7e

Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 502 m from the trailhead

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