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. 1.6 miTurn left, heading E.
7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
8. 50 ftReach Phoenix Mountains Preserve Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
9. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
10. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
11. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
12. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
13. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
14. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
17. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
18. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
19. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
20. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto #306 - Shaw Butte Trail, heading W.
22. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
23. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/phoenix-mountains-preserve-viewpoint-out-back-10-km-c4e1