#1A - Perl Charles Viewpoint–#1A - Perl Charles Trail, 5 sights
4 mi · ▲ 884 ft · 1 hr 47 min
#1A - Perl Charles Viewpoint–#1A - Perl Charles Trail, 5 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Biltmore Greens III, AZ. The route reaches #1A - Perl Charles Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 884 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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#1A - Perl Charles Viewpoint–#1A - Perl Charles Trail, 5 sights
4 mi · ▲ 884 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 1,430–1,931 ft
Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve
Trailhead: #304 - Nature Trail · 33.54309, -112.01524
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto #304 - Nature Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto #302 - Circumference Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto #304 - Nature Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto #302 - Circumference Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto VOAZ loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftReach #1A - Perl Charles Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto VOAZ loop, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto #302 - Circumference Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto #304 - Nature Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto #302 - Circumference Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto #304 - Nature Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from #304 - Nature Trail Trailhead
- Phoenix Mountains Preserve Viewpoint & #302 - Circumference Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 414 ft
- Piestewa Peak–#300 - Summit Trail, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 1,296 ft
- #304 - Nature Trail & #8 - Quartz Ridge Trail 4 mi · ▲ 570 ft
- #1A - Perl Charles Trail–#302 - Circumference Trail Loop, 4 sights 4 mi · ▲ 1,118 ft
- #220 - Dreamy Draw Nature Viewpoint–#1A - Perl Charles Trail Loop, 6 sights 4 mi · ▲ 1,105 ft
- Shaw Butte–#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Viewpoint, 5 sights 15.7 mi · ▲ 2,454 ft
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