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North Mountain Preserve

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 51 min

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in North Mountain Preserve near Heritage Highlands, AZ. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,375 – 1,483 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.60379, -112.08025
Nearest town Heritage Highlands, AZ
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#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 51 min

Elevation 1,376–1,483 ft

Out & Back · North Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 33.60379, -112.08025

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

Transit-accessible: 16321 stop 402 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto #306 - Shaw Butte Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miBear left onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto #306 - Shaw Butte Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 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-1ea1

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 16321 stop 402 m from the trailhead

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