#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Viewpoint via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 471 ft · 2 hr 22 min
#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Viewpoint via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Heritage Highlands, AZ. The route reaches #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 471 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Viewpoint via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 471 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 1,376–1,614 ft
Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve
Trailhead: 33.60385, -112.08283
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 102°F / low 82° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: 16340 stop 438 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto #306 - Shaw Butte Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftReach #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto #306 - Shaw Butte Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 100 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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 16340 stop 438 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Shaw Butte 2.6 mi · ▲ 693 ft
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- East Point Drop via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 303 ft
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