AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Phoenix Mountains Preserve

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 339 ft · 1 hr 12 min

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Stony Mountain Villas, AZ. It climbs 339 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,391 – 1,585 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.5 mi

Getting there

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

3.1 mi · ▲ 339 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 1,390–1,583 ft

Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Trailhead: 33.59307, -112.03491

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

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. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 1.5 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-5-km-5703

Trail surface

93% dirt1% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 396 m from the trailhead

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