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Phoenix Mountains Preserve

VOAZ loop via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 1 hr 15 min

VOAZ loop via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Vista del Cerro, AZ. It climbs 287 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,480 – 1,755 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.56800, -111.99670
Nearest town Vista del Cerro, AZ
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VOAZ loop via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 1,481–1,756 ft

Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Trailhead: 33.56800, -111.99670

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 200 ftTurn right onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto VOAZ loop, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftBear left onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading W.
  25. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  26. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  27. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  28. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  29. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  35. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  37. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  38. 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/voaz-loop-out-back-96f6

Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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