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Phoenix Mountains Preserve

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 53 min

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Stony Mountain Villas, AZ. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,391 – 1,539 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.59307, -112.03491
Nearest town Stony Mountain Villas, AZ
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#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 53 min

Elevation 1,390–1,539 ft

Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Trailhead: 33.59307, -112.03491

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: stop 396 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 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-f638

Trail surface

99% dirt1% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: stop 396 m from the trailhead

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