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Phoenix Mountains Preserve

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 45 min

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Stony Mountain Villas, AZ. It is mostly level, with 231 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,401 – 1,585 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 33.59229, -112.04296
Nearest town Stony Mountain Villas, AZ
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#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 45 min

Elevation 1,400–1,583 ft

Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Trailhead: #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail · 33.59229, -112.04296

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 68 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.9 miArrive 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-b7a9

Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 68 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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