#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 1 hr 11 min
#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Ridgegate, AZ. It climbs 316 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 · ▲ 316 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 1,391–1,509 ft
Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve
Trailhead: Trail 25A · 33.60629, -112.05423
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 101°F / low 81° · precip 6% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 119 m from the trailhead
- Start on Trail 25A, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Trail 25, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Trail 25, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Trail 25A, heading E.
- 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 6:31 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:51 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:17 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 119 m from the trailhead
More from Trail 25A Trailhead
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 2 mi · ▲ 351 ft
- Trail 25 2.1 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 212 ft
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 298 ft
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 384 ft
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 316 ft
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