#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 715 ft · 1 hr 29 min
#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near The Pointe, AZ. It climbs 715 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, 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
3.4 mi · ▲ 715 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 1,316–1,599 ft
Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve
Trailhead: 33.56441, -112.05246
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 102°F / low 82° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 383 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Charles M. Christiansen Trail 100, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Charles M. Christiansen Trail 100, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:29 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:50 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:15 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 383 m from the trailhead
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