AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Phoenix Mountains Preserve

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 393 ft · 1 hr 4 min

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Ridgegate, AZ. It climbs 393 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,411 – 1,690 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.60345, -112.06242
Nearest town Ridgegate, AZ
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#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 393 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 1,411–1,690 ft

Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Trailhead: 33.60345, -112.06242

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

Transit-accessible: stop 413 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 150 ftBear left onto Trail 25, heading S.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading SW.
  7. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 300 ftTurn left onto Trail 25, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.2 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-4-km-3877

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 413 m from the trailhead

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