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Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Dreamy Draw Bikeway

3.8 mi · ▲ 417 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Dreamy Draw Bikeway is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near The Pointe, AZ. It climbs 417 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%5.0 mi

Getting there

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

3.8 mi · ▲ 417 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 1,388–1,521 ft

Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Trailhead: 33.57117, -112.04266

Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 102°F / low 81° · precip 6% · wind 9 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. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Dreamy Draw Bikeway, heading SE.
  13. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  14. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 400 ftContinue straight onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 450 ftBear right onto Dreamy Draw Bikeway, heading N.
  26. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  29. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftTurn right onto To Trail 100, heading NE.
  31. 200 ftBear left onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading NE.
  32. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Charles M. Christiansen Trail 100, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading E.
  34. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  35. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  37. 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-8-km-772d

Trail surface

95% dirt5% paved

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 102°F81°
Feels like90°Precip6%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity25%
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°81°
Sun 104°79°
Mon 103°90°
Tue 104°93°
Wed 103°90° 23%
Thu 101°85° 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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