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Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Dreamy Draw Bikeway

3.8 mi · ▲ 704 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Dreamy Draw Bikeway is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near The Pointe, AZ. It climbs 704 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,355 – 1,601 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.56541, -112.05101
Nearest town The Pointe, AZ
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Dreamy Draw Bikeway

3.8 mi · ▲ 704 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 1,356–1,599 ft

Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Trailhead: 33.56541, -112.05101

Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 102°F / low 81° · precip 6% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 529 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 400 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 150 ftTurn right onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Charles M. Christiansen Trail 100, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miBear right onto To Trail 100, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Dreamy Draw Bikeway, heading S.
  17. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  18. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 400 ftSharp right onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading S.
  20. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  22. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 500 ftBear right onto Dreamy Draw Bikeway, heading SE.
  24. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  27. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto To Trail 100, heading SW.
  29. 200 ftBear left onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading SW.
  30. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Charles M. Christiansen Trail 100, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading NE.
  32. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  33. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  36. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  38. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  39. 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-6-km-ff1a

Trail surface

76% dirt5% paved19% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 102°F81°
Feels like90°Precip6%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity32%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Sat 102°83°
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 6:30 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:50 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:15 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 529 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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