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Phoenix Mountains Preserve

#220 - Dreamy Draw Nature Trail Loop via #1A - Perl Charles Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 539 ft · 1 hr 6 min

#220 - Dreamy Draw Nature Trail Loop via #1A - Perl Charles Trail is a 2.5-mile loop in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Skyline Heights, AZ. It climbs 539 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,326 – 1,818 ft · steepest grade: 29%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.54951, -112.03798
Nearest town Skyline Heights, AZ
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#220 - Dreamy Draw Nature Trail Loop via #1A - Perl Charles Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 539 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 1,327–1,817 ft

Loop · Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Trailhead: 33.54951, -112.03798

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 103°F / low 82° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 100 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 200 ftSharp left onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftReach #220 - Dreamy Draw Nature Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto #220 - Dreamy Draw Nature Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 50 ftThe loop closes 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/220-dreamy-draw-nature-trail-loop

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 103°F82°
Feels like96°Precip6%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat 101°81°
Sun 102°78°
Mon 103°91°
Tue 105°93°
Wed 103°90° 20%
Thu 102°86° 27%

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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