#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 323 ft · 1 hr 14 min
#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Heritage Highlands, AZ. It climbs 323 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
3.2 mi · ▲ 323 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 1,364–1,577 ft
Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve
Trailhead: 33.60383, -112.07419
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 102°F / low 82° · precip 4% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Transit-accessible: 16322 stop 402 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 16322 stop 402 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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