Charles M. Christiansen Trail #100, Arizona • Hiking

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Difficulty		1.5 of 5
Route Finding		1 of 5
Distance One Way		10.7 miles
Trailhead Elevation		1,298 feet
Elevation Gain		790 feet
Avg Time One Way		4-5 hours
Kokopelli Seeds		13.33
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Collective Slideshow

Inaugural Calculation next Tap

2018-09-23

Shaw Butte Trail #306

friendofThunderg

2018-09-03

rrshort

2018-07-30

Happy Hour Ridge - Irregular Link Loop

BiFrost

2018-05-27

Stoney Mountain Loop with Summit

Naferg323

2018-05-11

friendofThunderg

2018-05-11

Happy Hour Ridge - Irregular Link Loop

BiFrost

2018-05-06

RowdyandMe

2018-04-17

friendofThunderg

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Author HAZ_Hikebot

	Descriptions 16,870
	Routes 15,921
	Photos 24
	Trips 1 map ( 0 miles )
	Age 21
	Location TrailDEX, HAZ

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Preferred Dec, Jan, Feb → Early

Seasons Early Winter to Early Spring

Sun 6:34am - 5:54pm

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Official Route

Alternative Routes

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Charles M. Christiansen Trail #100

Official Route

AndreyP

11 mi
1,216 ft

29 unofficial routes

Stoney Mountain Loop with Summit

2018-05-27

Naferg323

3.62 mi
558 ft

One horseshoe & a couple loops - Phx Preserve

2018-05-19

tibber

5.12 mi
598 ft

Shaw Butte - North Mtn Loop

2018-03-24

PJackalope

6.16 mi
1,582 ft

North Mountain Phoenix Preserve

2018-03-18

PJackalope

7.62 mi
1,693 ft

Funfundzwanzig

2018-03-03

rcorfman

25.74 mi
6,353 ft

Christiansen Trail Variation

2017-09-07

amy1300

1.17 mi
213 ft

Perl Charles Trail #1A

2017-03-22

survivordude

4.51 mi
965 ft

North Mountain - Phoenix

2017-02-15

friendofThundergod

2.93 mi
954 ft

Phoenix Mountain Preserve Ramble

2017-02-13

BiFrost

31.65 mi
7,393 ft

Funfundzwanzig

2017-02-11

rcorfman

25.79 mi
6,345 ft

Preserve Loop

2016-11-25

BiFrost

8.32 mi
1,560 ft

VOAZ - Tibber Happy Hour Ridgeline via 40th St

2016-08-21

tibber

5.57 mi
952 ft

8 - Off On Off - 100 - 8

2016-08-07

tibber

4.1 mi
592 ft

Echo/Stoney Mountain loop

2016-08-07

survivordude

4.11 mi
934 ft

Phoenix Mountain Preserve

2016-07-10

trekkin_gecko

11.63 mi
2,929 ft

Shaw Butte - 100 - 101

2016-06-25

afrankie

3.15 mi
323 ft

Shaw Butte - North Mtn Loop

2016-06-14

The_Dude

6.42 mi
1,639 ft

Nothing ventured Nothing gained Phx Preserve

2016-05-08

tibber

8.4 mi
1,626 ft

Perl Charles Trail #1A

2016-04-26

The_Dude

8.06 mi
2,331 ft

Shaw Butte Trail #306

2016-04-19

black_toes

4.32 mi
787 ft

North Mountain Park - Inner Basin

2016-04-15

black_toes

3.96 mi
64,016 ft

VOAZ TwoBit Loop

2016-04-09

tibber

6.46 mi
1,465 ft

Maxine Lakin Nature Trail

2016-03-06

black_toes

2.17 mi
243 ft

LV Yates Perl Charles Loop

2016-01-20

BiFrost

5.75 mi
1,238 ft

North Mountain - Phoenix

2015-12-18

friendofThundergod

4.66 mi
954 ft

Peak 2429 - Phoenix Preserves

2015-11-28

JimmyLyding

5.79 mi
1,085 ft

Phoenix Mountains Preserve - East End

2015-10-21

Zort

6.75 mi
699 ft

North Phoenix Preserve Loop

2015-10-18

tibber

6.2 mi
1,112 ft

Phx Preserve

2015-09-01

Stoic

5.9 mi
1,270 ft

North Phoenix Preserve Mid Loop

2015-06-20

CdnInAz

4.48 mi
752 ft

Three Summit Friday part deux

2015-05-22

JasonCleghorn

8.99 mi
1,686 ft

Shaw Butte Trail #306

2015-05-08

JasonCleghorn

5.79 mi
996 ft

Perl Charles Irregular Link Loop

2015-04-28

BiFrost

4.38 mi
1,077 ft

Phoenix Preserve Loop

2015-04-26

BiFrost

10.42 mi
2,806 ft

PMP Lonnie Loop

2015-04-19

Nightstalker

3.9 mi
310 ft

Three Summit Friday

2015-04-17

JasonCleghorn

9.13 mi
1,699 ft

Mercury Mine Loop

2015-02-28

JasonCleghorn

5.22 mi
1,010 ft

Pointe Tapatio Golf Course Loop #1

2015-01-25

kingsnake

0.35 mi
1 ft

Preserve Loop

2015-01-18

BiFrost

9.17 mi
2,412 ft

North Phoenix Preserve Mystery Loop

2015-01-04

tibber

6.12 mi
1,045 ft

Dreamy Draw Irregular Link Loop

2015-01-01

BiFrost

5.26 mi
1,258 ft

Dixie Peak 2429 Plus

2014-12-29

BiFrost

7.6 mi
1,703 ft

Shaw Butte - North Mtn Loop

2014-12-06

RowdyandMe

7.59 mi
1,563 ft

Phoenix Preserve Loop

2014-09-05

slowandsteady

8.95 mi
2,301 ft

Lap the Preserve

2014-04-26

slowandsteady

11 mi
3,114 ft

2429-2342 Ridgeline Loop

2014-01-26

chumley

6.45 mi
1,933 ft

Dreamy Draw-LV Yates Loop

2014-01-24

BiFrost

5.97 mi
1,203 ft

Peak 2429 - Phoenix Preserves

2014-01-22

BiFrost

5.28 mi
1,571 ft

Dixie Peak 2429 LV Yates Loop

2014-01-17

BiFrost

7.76 mi
2,313 ft

Peak 2429 - Phoenix Preserves

2014-01-15

The_Eagle

4.37 mi
1,103 ft

Peak 2429 - Phoenix Preserves

2014-01-15

BiFrost

5.44 mi
1,077 ft

PMP Point Hike

2014-01-12

Droog

1.6 mi
317 ft

Peak 2429 LV Yates Loop

2014-01-10

BiFrost

6.36 mi
1,612 ft

LV Yates-Voaz Loop

2014-01-03

BiFrost

6.41 mi
1,848 ft

2429-Mohave-Nature Loop

2013-12-15

BiFrost

9.34 mi
2,545 ft

Phoenix Mountain Preserve 32nd Street

2013-05-06

Nightstalker

2.6 mi
120 ft

Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300

2011-11-27

Droog

6.81 mi
2,051 ft

Pointe Tapatio Golf Course Loop #1

2011-05-02

kingsnake

5.15 mi
832 ft

Hatcher/Tr100 loop

2009-12-27

javalina

4.01 mi
623 ft

Dreamy Draw to Tatum

2007-01-25

Al_HikesAZ

3.99 mi
394 ft

CMC 7th St to Cave Creek

2006-08-27

Al_HikesAZ

1.69 mi
148 ft

CMC 7th St to Mountain View Park

2006-08-27

Al_HikesAZ

2.05 mi
57 ft

CMC Dreamy Draw to Cave Creek

2006-08-27

Al_HikesAZ

2.73 mi
344 ft

CMC Dreamy Draw to Mtn View Park &

2006-08-27

Al_HikesAZ

13.08 mi
1,088 ft

Nearby

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	Maxine Lakin Nature Trail same trailhead 1.2 mi 110 ft
	Shaw Butte - North Mtn Loop 0.5 mi away 5.5 mi 1,600 ft
	North Mountain - Phoenix 1.0 mi away 1.4 mi 598 ft
	North Mountain National Trail #44 1.0 mi away 1.6 mi 679 ft
	Pointe Tapatio Golf Course Loop #1 1.6 mi away 5.2 mi 860 ft
	Shaw Butte Trail #306 1.7 mi away 3.9 mi 840 ft
	Shaw Butte - Western Route 1.9 mi away 1.3 mi 909 ft
	Lookout Mountain Connector #25 2.1 mi away 2.4 mi 408 ft
	Stoney Mtn Ridge Line 2.6 mi away 3.4 mi 1,853 ft
	N Mountain Preserve off E Thunderbird 2.6 mi away 4.5 mi

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Overview
Charles M. Christiansen Trail #100 is a 10.7 mile one way hike with 790 feet elevation gain. Located 3 miles north-northwest of Phoenix Arizona. The trailhead is car accessible. December and January are the best months to enjoy this hike.

This trail winds through the floor of the preserves following the contours around the mountains and can be taken all the way to Tatum Blvd where there is also a parking area/trail head. Trail is well defined and easy to follow. There is minimal elevation gain. Trail is heavily used by mountain bikers and pets are allowed. There are connections to numerous other trails in the park. 01/18/05 - hikingBob

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2018-07-14 HAZ_Hikebot

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Charles M. Christiansen Trail #100, AZ