Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Dreamy Draw Bikeway

1.9 mi · ▲ 110 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 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,319 – 1,450 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: To Trail 100 33.56480, -112.02914
Nearest town The Preserve, AZ

Directions

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Dreamy Draw Bikeway

1.9 mi · ▲ 110 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: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  3. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 100 ftTurn right onto Dreamy Draw Bikeway, heading SE.
  6. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 400 ftContinue straight onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 450 ftBear right onto Dreamy Draw Bikeway, heading NE.
  19. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  22. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  23. 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% paved

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 6:26 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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