AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Phoenix Mountains Preserve

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 1 hr 25 min

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Cactus, AZ. It climbs 352 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%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.59649, -112.03790
Nearest town Cactus, AZ
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#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 1,390–1,583 ft

Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Trailhead: 33.59649, -112.03790

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

Transit-accessible: stop 36 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 1.6 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftArrive 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-6-km-0145

Trail surface

78% dirt6% paved16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 36 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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