Phoenix Mountains Preserve Viewpoint & Trail 101 via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 772 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Phoenix Mountains Preserve Viewpoint & Trail 101 via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Sunnyslope, AZ. The route reaches Phoenix Mountains Preserve Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 772 ft, with sections as steep as 23% 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 & Trail 101 via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 772 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 1,404–1,679 ft
Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve
Trailhead: Trail 44 - North Mountain National Trail · 33.58560, -112.06630
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 101°F / low 81° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Transit-accessible: 10535 stop 464 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trail 44 - North Mountain National Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto North Mountain Summit Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Trail 101, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Phoenix Mountains Preserve Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Trail 101, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Mountain Summit Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left onto Trail 44 - North Mountain National Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: 10535 stop 464 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Trail 44 - North Mountain National Trail Trailhead
- Cliffhugger–East Point Drop, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 815 ft
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Viewpoint–Phoenix Mountains Preserve Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,097 ft
- Trail 100B Viewpoint–#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints 7.5 mi · ▲ 1,149 ft
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Viewpoint–Trail 101, 3 sights 12.5 mi · ▲ 1,453 ft
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