AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Trail 100B Viewpoint & #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Viewpoint via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 577 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Trail 100B Viewpoint & #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Viewpoint via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Heritage Highlands, AZ. The route passes #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Viewpoint before reaching Trail 100B Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 577 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,365 – 1,611 ft · steepest grade: 26%6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.60383, -112.07419
Nearest town Heritage Highlands, AZ
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Trail 100B Viewpoint & #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Viewpoint via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 577 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 1,364–1,611 ft

Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Trailhead: 33.60383, -112.07419

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Transit-accessible: 16322 stop 402 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 2.1 miPass #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Viewpoint.
  7. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftReach Trail 100B Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 1.2 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  14. 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/trail-100b-viewpoint-100-charles-m-christiansen-viewpoint-out-back-9-km-d8c4

Trail surface

99% dirt1% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 16322 stop 402 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Heritage Highlands, Arizona