#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 1 hr 15 min
#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Stony Mountain Villas, AZ. It climbs 288 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
3.3 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 1,390–1,539 ft
Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve
Trailhead: 33.59233, -112.04063
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 102°F / low 81° · precip 6% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 140 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive 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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- Transit-accessible: stop 140 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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