#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Viewpoint & Dreamy Draw Bikeway
5.9 mi · ▲ 366 ft · 2 hr 9 min
#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Viewpoint & Dreamy Draw Bikeway is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Camelback Estates IV, AZ. The route reaches #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Viewpoint. It climbs 366 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Viewpoint & Dreamy Draw Bikeway
5.9 mi · ▲ 366 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Elevation 1,406–1,554 ft
Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve
Trailhead: Tatum Boulevard Trailhead · 33.56471, -111.97823
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 354 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Viewpoint.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Dreamy Draw Bikeway, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 2.3 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 354 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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