Trail 44 - North Mountain National Viewpoint & Trail 101 via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 1,142 ft · 3 hr
Trail 44 - North Mountain National Viewpoint & Trail 101 via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Stony Mountain Villas, AZ. The route reaches Trail 44 - North Mountain National Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 1,142 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Trail 44 - North Mountain National Viewpoint & Trail 101 via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 1,142 ft · 3 hr
Elevation 1,390–2,018 ft
Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve
Trailhead: 33.59233, -112.04063
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 140 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Trail 101, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Mountain Summit Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Trail 44 - North Mountain National Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftReach Trail 44 - North Mountain National Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto North Mountain Summit Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Trail 101, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 3.5 mi in (~95 min). Leave by 4:56 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 140 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Trail 100B Viewpoint–#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints 2.3 mi · ▲ 561 ft
- Phoenix Mountains Preserve Viewpoint 2.6 mi · ▲ 295 ft
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 325 ft
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 288 ft
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 465 ft
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 460 ft
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