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Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Dreamy Draw Bikeway

2.5 mi · ▲ 234 ft · 57 min

Dreamy Draw Bikeway is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near The Pointe, AZ. It is mostly level, with 234 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,388 – 1,513 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.56965, -112.04237
Nearest town The Pointe, AZ
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Dreamy Draw Bikeway

2.5 mi · ▲ 234 ft · 57 min

Elevation 1,388–1,513 ft

Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Trailhead: 33.56965, -112.04237

Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 102°F / low 81° · precip 6% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Charles M. Christiansen Trail 100, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miBear right onto To Trail 100, heading S.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Dreamy Draw Bikeway, heading SE.
  13. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  14. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 400 ftSharp right onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading S.
  16. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  18. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 500 ftBear right onto Dreamy Draw Bikeway, heading SW.
  20. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  23. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto To Trail 100, heading NE.
  25. 200 ftBear left onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading NE.
  26. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Charles M. Christiansen Trail 100, heading N.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading N.
  28. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dreamy-draw-bikeway-out-back-4-km-ddae

Trail surface

91% dirt8% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 102°F81°
Feels like90°Precip6%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity32%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat 102°82°
Sun 104°79°
Mon 103°93°
Tue 105°93°
Wed 103°91° 23%
Thu 105°91° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:31 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:51 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:17 PM.

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