#1A - Perl Charles Trail & VOAZ loop
3.1 mi · ▲ 773 ft · 1 hr 25 min
#1A - Perl Charles Trail & VOAZ loop is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Skyline Heights, AZ. It climbs 773 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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#1A - Perl Charles Trail & VOAZ loop
3.1 mi · ▲ 773 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 1,327–1,961 ft
Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve
Trailhead: 33.54951, -112.03798
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto #302 - Circumference Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto VOAZ loop, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 5 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- #220 - Dreamy Draw Nature Trail Loop via #1A - Perl Charles Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 539 ft
- #302 - Circumference Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 1,053 ft
- #302 - Circumference Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 1,053 ft
- #302 - Circumference Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,367 ft
- #302 - Circumference Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,367 ft
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