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Phoenix Mountains Preserve

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 53 min

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near The Pointe, AZ. It climbs 296 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,391 – 1,522 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.57117, -112.04266
Nearest town The Pointe, AZ
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#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 53 min

Elevation 1,391–1,521 ft

Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Trailhead: 33.57117, -112.04266

Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 102°F / low 81° · precip 6% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Charles M. Christiansen Trail 100, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Charles M. Christiansen Trail 100, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 150 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-cb2c

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 102°F81°
Feels like90°Precip6%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity25%
Rained 0.1″ 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°90°
Tue 104°93°
Wed 103°90° 23%
Thu 101°85° 20%

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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