AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Phoenix Mountains Preserve

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 370 ft · 1 hr 3 min

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Stony Mountain Villas, AZ. It climbs 370 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,401 – 1,690 ft2.8 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

2.6 mi · ▲ 370 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 1,400–1,690 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 miSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 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-8aa5

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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

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