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Phoenix Mountains Preserve

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 394 ft · 2 hr 8 min

#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Stony Mountain Villas, AZ. It climbs 394 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,391 – 1,539 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.59434, -112.03673
Nearest town Stony Mountain Villas, AZ
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#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 394 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 1,390–1,539 ft

Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Trailhead: 33.59434, -112.03673

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

Transit-accessible: stop 266 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 2 miBear left, heading SW.
  13. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 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-9-km-b4f9

Trail surface

92% dirt3% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 266 m from the trailhead

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