#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 585 ft · 1 hr 26 min
#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near The Pointe, AZ. It climbs 585 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 585 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 1,388–1,606 ft
Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve
Trailhead: 33.57117, -112.04266
Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 102°F / low 81° · precip 6% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Charles M. Christiansen Trail 100, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto To Trail 100, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dreamy Draw Bikeway, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftSharp right onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 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.
More from this trailhead
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 2 mi · ▲ 205 ft
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 296 ft
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 378 ft
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 383 ft
- Dreamy Draw Bikeway 2.5 mi · ▲ 234 ft
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 463 ft
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