Trail 1A via #1A - Perl Charles Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 606 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Trail 1A via #1A - Perl Charles Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Skyline Heights, AZ. It climbs 606 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Trail 1A via #1A - Perl Charles Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 606 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 1,303–1,665 ft
Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve
Trailhead: 33.54572, -112.03075
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 102°F / low 82° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Trail 1A, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Trail 1A, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:30 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:50 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:15 PM.
More from this trailhead
- #1A - Perl Charles Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 577 ft
- #1A - Perl Charles Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 579 ft
- #302 - Circumference Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 932 ft
- #302 - Circumference Trail–#304 - Nature Trail Loop, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,195 ft
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