AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Phoenix Mountains Preserve

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 1 hr 38 min

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Cactus, AZ. It climbs 342 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,391 – 1,539 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

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

4.4 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 1,390–1,539 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. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 2 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  18. 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-7-km-a251

Trail surface

86% dirt5% paved9% 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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