#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 402 ft · 1 hr 14 min
#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Ridgegate, AZ. It climbs 402 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 402 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 1,391–1,571 ft
Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve
Trailhead: 33.60345, -112.06242
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 413 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 413 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 199 ft
- Trail 25 2.3 mi · ▲ 561 ft
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 393 ft
- Trail 25 2.7 mi · ▲ 495 ft
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 353 ft
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail Loop 2.9 mi · ▲ 505 ft
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