AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Phoenix Mountains Preserve

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 469 ft · 1 hr 4 min

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near The Pointe, AZ. It climbs 469 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,388 – 1,608 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.57117, -112.04266
Nearest town The Pointe, AZ
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#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 469 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 1,388–1,606 ft

Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Trailhead: 33.57117, -112.04266

Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 102°F / low 81° · precip 6% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Charles M. Christiansen Trail 100, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
  8. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
  10. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto To Trail 100, heading E.
  12. 150 ftBear left onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  14. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  17. 50 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-4-km-108c

Trail surface

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 102°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°81°
Sun 104°79°
Mon 103°90°
Tue 104°93°
Wed 103°90° 23%
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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