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North Mountain Preserve

East Point Drop via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 303 ft · 1 hr 27 min

East Point Drop via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in North Mountain Preserve near Heritage Highlands, AZ. It climbs 303 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 mi1,375 – 1,581 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.60385, -112.08283
Nearest town Heritage Highlands, AZ
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East Point Drop via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 303 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 1,376–1,581 ft

Out & Back · North Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 33.60385, -112.08283

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Transit-accessible: 16340 stop 438 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto #306 - Shaw Butte Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miBear left onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 100 ftTurn right onto East Point Drop, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miReach East Point Drop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto #306 - Shaw Butte Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  15. 450 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/east-point-drop-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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: 16340 stop 438 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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