Phoenix Mountains Preserve

#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.

Elevation

0 mi1,326 – 1,962 ft · steepest grade: 29%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.54951, -112.03798
Nearest town Skyline Heights, AZ

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left onto #302 - Circumference Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.6 miBear left onto VOAZ loop, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 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 surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

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.

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