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Phoenix Mountains Preserve

#1A - Perl Charles Trail

6 mi · ▲ 1,292 ft · 2 hr 39 min

#1A - Perl Charles Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near The Pointe, AZ. It climbs 1,292 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,388 – 1,903 ft · steepest grade: 25%7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.57117, -112.04266
Nearest town The Pointe, AZ
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#1A - Perl Charles Trail

6 mi · ▲ 1,292 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Elevation 1,388–1,903 ft

Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Trailhead: 33.57117, -112.04266

Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 102°F / low 81° · precip 6% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Transit-accessible: 18457 stop 402 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Charles M. Christiansen Trail 100, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miBear right onto To Trail 100, heading S.
  8. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Dreamy Draw Bikeway, heading SE.
  13. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  14. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 400 ftContinue straight onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 0.6 miTurn right onto #302 - Circumference Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 0.6 miContinue straight onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  30. 500 ftBear right onto Dreamy Draw Bikeway, heading W.
  31. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  33. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  34. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  35. 50 ftTurn right onto To Trail 100, heading NW.
  36. 150 ftBear left onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading NE.
  37. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Charles M. Christiansen Trail 100, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading NE.
  39. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  40. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  41. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  42. 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/1a-perl-charles-trail-out-back-12-km-d652

Trail surface

77% dirt3% paved20% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 102°F81°
Feels like90°Precip6%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity32%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat 102°82°
Sun 104°79°
Mon 103°93°
Tue 105°93°
Wed 103°91° 23%
Thu 105°91° 20%

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 18457 stop 402 m from the trailhead

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