Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Dreamy Draw Bikeway

2.9 mi · ▲ 377 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Dreamy Draw Bikeway is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near The Preserve, AZ. It climbs 377 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,388 – 1,644 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.57144, -112.03373
Nearest town The Preserve, AZ

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Dreamy Draw Bikeway

2.9 mi · ▲ 377 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 1,388–1,645 ft

Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Trailhead: 33.57144, -112.03373

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 101°F / low 82° · precip 4% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear left onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto To Trail 100, heading S.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Dreamy Draw Bikeway, heading SW.
  10. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  11. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 400 ftContinue straight onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 500 ftBear right onto Dreamy Draw Bikeway, heading N.
  23. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  26. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn right onto To Trail 100, heading N.
  28. 200 ftBear left onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  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 surface

91% dirt6% paved3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 101°F82°
Feels like89°Precip4%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity33%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sun 104°79°
Mon 102°92°
Tue 104°92°
Wed 102°90° 23%
Thu 104°90° 20%
Fri 97°84° 19%

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.

More sunset hikes nearby

More from this trailhead