Hawknest Trail Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaBrown's Ranch
Scottsdale, Arizona -
Difficulty Rating
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeXC
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyGreen
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Physical RatingEasy
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Global Ranking
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Local Popularity95 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 45 in Trail Running
- 55 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
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Year Opened2015
Hawksnest is one of the best trails in the Brown's Ranch system. Running it from East to West provides you some great flow, near constant downhill and sustained speed if you can properly lay your bike over. It is hard to say if it is better than High Desert (another top trail in the system), but I give it the nod simply because it is a bit longer. Solid trail, definitely green in difficulty...can be enjoyed by people of all skill levels, but beware of people coming E to W with high speed.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Hawknest Trail multi-use trail trail
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Altitude change305 ft
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Altitude min2,619 ft
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Altitude max2,924 ft
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Altitude start2,619 ft
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Altitude end2,923 ft
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Grade1.7%
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Grade max-0.7%
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Grade min9.6%
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Distance climb2 miles
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Distance flat4,810 ft
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Avg time00:20:59
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Avg reverse time00:17:36
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- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Partial
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
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- > 80%
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- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
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- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
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- Nordic Ski
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
- 17 rides
- 24 miles avg distance
- 260 rides
- 22 miles avg distance
- 1,805 rides
- Last: Feb 17, 2025
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