Phoenix Mountains Preserve Viewpoint via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 794 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Phoenix Mountains Preserve Viewpoint via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near The Preserve, AZ. The route reaches Phoenix Mountains Preserve Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 794 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Phoenix Mountains Preserve Viewpoint via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 794 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 1,388–1,624 ft
Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve
Trailhead: To Trail 100 · 33.56480, -112.02914
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 102°F / low 82° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on To Trail 100, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Charles M. Christiansen Trail 100, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Phoenix Mountains Preserve Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Charles M. Christiansen Trail 100, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto To Trail 100, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from To Trail 100 Trailhead
- Dreamy Draw Bikeway 1.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Dreamy Draw Bikeway 1.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Trail 1A via Dreamy Draw Bikeway 2.9 mi · ▲ 134 ft
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail–#220 - Dreamy Draw Nature Trail Loop, 4 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 778 ft
- #1A - Perl Charles Trail–#220 - Dreamy Draw Nature Trail Loop, 4 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 954 ft
- #220 - Dreamy Draw Nature Viewpoint–#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail Loop, 5 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 706 ft
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