Dreamy Draw Bikeway
1.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 41 min
Dreamy Draw Bikeway is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near The Preserve, AZ. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dreamy Draw Bikeway
1.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 41 min
Elevation 1,320–1,449 ft
Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve
Trailhead: To Trail 100 · 33.56480, -112.02914
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 101°F / low 80° · precip 6% · wind 3 mph · 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 SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Dreamy Draw Bikeway, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftBear right onto Dreamy Draw Bikeway, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from To Trail 100 Trailhead
- Dreamy Draw Bikeway 1.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Trail 1A via Dreamy Draw Bikeway 2.9 mi · ▲ 134 ft
- Phoenix Mountains Preserve Viewpoint via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 794 ft
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail–#220 - Dreamy Draw Nature Trail Loop, 4 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 778 ft
- #1A - Perl Charles Trail–#220 - Dreamy Draw Nature Trail Loop, 4 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 954 ft
- #220 - Dreamy Draw Nature Viewpoint–#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail Loop, 5 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 706 ft
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