#1A - Perl Charles Viewpoint & #1A - Perl Charles Trail via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 1 hr 42 min
#1A - Perl Charles Viewpoint & #1A - Perl Charles Trail via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Vista del Cerro, AZ. The route reaches #1A - Perl Charles Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 385 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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#1A - Perl Charles Viewpoint & #1A - Perl Charles Trail via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 1,430–1,677 ft
Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve
Trailhead: 33.56800, -111.99670
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftReach #1A - Perl Charles Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Viewpoint & #8 - Quartz Ridge Trail Loop via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 1.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- VOAZ loop via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 287 ft
- #302 - Circumference Trail via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 452 ft
- #220 - Dreamy Draw Nature Trail Loop 3.4 mi · ▲ 449 ft
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail Loop 3.6 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Dreamy Draw Bikeway 3.7 mi · ▲ 163 ft
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