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Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Dreamy Draw Bikeway

2.7 mi · ▲ 383 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Dreamy Draw Bikeway is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near The Pointe, AZ. It climbs 383 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,388 – 1,522 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.57117, -112.04266
Nearest town The Pointe, AZ
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Dreamy Draw Bikeway

2.7 mi · ▲ 383 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 1,388–1,521 ft

Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Trailhead: 33.57117, -112.04266

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

Transit-accessible: 18457 stop 402 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, 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. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 150 ftTurn right onto Dreamy Draw Bikeway, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Dreamy Draw Bikeway, heading W.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto To Trail 100, heading N.
  18. 150 ftBear left onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Charles M. Christiansen Trail 100, heading N.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  24. 200 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-6-km-89e9

Trail surface

98% dirt1% 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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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 18457 stop 402 m from the trailhead

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