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Phoenix Mountains Preserve

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

2 mi · ▲ 351 ft · 51 min

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Ridgegate, AZ. It climbs 351 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,414 – 1,578 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trail 25A 33.60629, -112.05423
Nearest town Ridgegate, AZ
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#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

2 mi · ▲ 351 ft · 51 min

Elevation 1,415–1,577 ft

Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Trailhead: Trail 25A · 33.60629, -112.05423

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 101°F / low 81° · precip 6% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 119 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Trail 25A, heading S.
  2. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Trail 25, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
  7. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 100 ftTurn left onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 200 ftSharp left onto Trail 25, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miBear left onto Trail 25A, heading N.
  21. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/100-charles-m-christiansen-trail-out-back-3-km-50f5

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 101°F81°
Feels like90°Precip6%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity25%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat 102°80°
Sun 104°79°
Mon 103°90°
Tue 104°93°
Wed 103°90° 22%
Thu 101°85° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:31 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:51 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:17 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 119 m from the trailhead

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