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Phoenix Mountains Preserve

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 31 min

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Stony Mountain Villas, AZ. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,391 – 1,539 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 33.59229, -112.04296
Nearest town Stony Mountain Villas, AZ
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#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 1,391–1,539 ft

Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Trailhead: #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail · 33.59229, -112.04296

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 68 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 1.2 miArrive 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-d035

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 68 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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