AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

North Mountain Preserve

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in North Mountain Preserve near Heritage Highlands, AZ. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,365 – 1,503 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.60383, -112.07419
Nearest town Heritage Highlands, AZ
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#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 1,364–1,504 ft

Out & Back · North Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 33.60383, -112.07419

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

Transit-accessible: 16322 stop 402 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  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-c637

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 16322 stop 402 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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