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North Mountain Preserve

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 55 min

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in North Mountain Preserve near Heritage Highlands, AZ. It is mostly level, with 111 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 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.60385, -112.08283
Nearest town Heritage Highlands, AZ
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#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 55 min

Elevation 1,376–1,483 ft

Out & Back · North Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 33.60385, -112.08283

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 102°F / low 82° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: 16340 stop 438 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear 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 SE.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto #306 - Shaw Butte Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 500 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-b26e

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 102°F82°
Feels like92°Precip6%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity23%
Rained 0.3″ 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°91°
Tue 104°93°
Wed 103°90° 22%
Thu 101°85° 21%

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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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: 16340 stop 438 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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