#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail & Dreamy Draw Bikeway
2.4 mi · ▲ 208 ft · 54 min
#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail & Dreamy Draw Bikeway is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near The Pointe, AZ. It is mostly level, with 208 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail & Dreamy Draw Bikeway
2.4 mi · ▲ 208 ft · 54 min
Elevation 1,339–1,568 ft
Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve
Trailhead: Dreamy Draw Bikeway · 33.55706, -112.03960
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 103°F / low 82° · precip 6% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: 18457 stop 560 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dreamy Draw Bikeway, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Dreamy Draw Bikeway, heading SW.
- 0.6 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 18457 stop 560 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Dreamy Draw Bikeway Trailhead
- #1A - Perl Charles Trail–Dreamy Draw Bikeway, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 246 ft
- #1A - Perl Charles Trail–#220 - Dreamy Draw Nature Trail, 5 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,013 ft
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail–#220 - Dreamy Draw Nature Trail, 5 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 837 ft
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail–#1A - Perl Charles Trail, 7 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,088 ft
- #1A - Perl Charles Trail–#302 - Circumference Trail, 5 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,315 ft
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Viewpoint–#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, 3 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 617 ft
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