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1.9 miles
Distance
40 ft
Climb
-700 ft
Descent
00:19:02
Avg time
-659 ft
Altitude change
5,840 ft
Altitude min
6,499 ft
Altitude max
6,499 ft
Altitude start
5,840 ft
Altitude end
-6.7%
Grade
-39.6%
Grade max
29.9%
Grade min
794 ft
Distance climb
2 miles
Distance down
1,066 ft
Distance flat
00:19:02
Avg time
Hawks Glide Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaSand Flats Recreation Area
Moab, Utah -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 100 in E-Biking
- 75 in Trail Running
- 80 in Hiking
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Global Ranking
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State Ranking
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Trail ExposureHigh Risk
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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DirectionDownhill Only[+]Popular Direction Shown
- Downhill Only for E-Biking
- Both Directions for Trail Running
- Both Directions for Hiking
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Climb DifficultyDouble Black Diamond
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Physical RatingModerate
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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SeasonMarch - October
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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TTFs on TrailDrop, Rock Face, Rock Garden, Other
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LightingNo
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Year Opened2022
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Land OwnerBLM
Hawks Glide is a trail in the Sand Flats Recreation Area, is a part of the Raptor Route and connects the Eagle Eye trail to the Falcon Flow trail.
Hawks Glide is recommended as a downhill route, riding from Eagle Eye, toward Falcon Flow.
The recommended climbing options are up Sand Flats Road, or up the Porcupine Rim Trail to Lazy Mans Road.
Hawks Glide starts about 200' down the Lazy Mans Road from the west end of Eagle Eye and continues mostly downhill to the Porcupine Rim Trail head, or Stock Tanks on Sand Flats Road.
The trail has similar terrain and technicality to Eagle Eye and Falcon Flow, Intermediate with advanced moments with the best views if you find time to stop and enjoy them. The trail is 18-24" wide single track mostly on softer soils, sometimes sand, with the occasional rough section and some of the area's most impressive rock work brought to you by our Moab Trail Team. @moabtrailmix
The bottom 800 feet of trail get more advanced, heed the black diamond warning sign at the top of the final descent. I recommend a scout, or slow roll down it as it's got some steep surprises in the last 800' of trail.
The top of the trail is at 6500 feet so winter conditions in this area often start in late October and can close the trail by early November. Winter conditions for this elevation means snow, melting to mud, then repeating and generally lasting until March. Please help protect our trails and check with a local shop for trail conditions.
Disclaimer
This trail is in Sand Flats Recreation Area and requires a fee upon entry or exit at pay booth.
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Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 36 rides
- 18 miles average
6 Months
- 432 rides
- 19 miles avg distance
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- 1,910 rides
- Last: Oct 23, 2026
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- Prevalent Mud
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Directions to hawks-glide trailhead
(38.585180, -109.387730)
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Technical Trail Features (TTF)
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Rock Garden
Routes with this trail
★ 4.2 • 11 miles • 436 ft • 4 • Loop •
Update of Raptor Route - Eagle Eye, Hawks Glide, Falcon Flow route to add the new Kestrel Run trail. Eagle...
★ 3.6 • 20 miles • 460 ft • 7 • Shuttled •
Starting from the Hazard County trailhead, this route covers the upper sections of the classic Whole...
★ 4.0 • 18 miles • 2,863 ft • 2 • Point to Point •
Eagle Eye, Hawks Glide, Falcon Flow, or the Raptor Route is an excellent downhill route that is great on...
4 Reviews & Comments
Dusty1974
Enjoyable continuation of Eagle Eye, much the same flow but a little stiffer at the end. Transition from blue to black is clearly marked, I dismounted once or twice on the final piece, maybe could do it on a second run but the loose sand got the better of me.
bizango-x
Loads of fun. Well done trail builders. Like the rest of the Raptor trails, it is accurately listed as blue. The last drop down to the road is definitely black. Super well but with armoring on the ramps, though the right hander has some loose sand that makes the turn spicy.
mtnranger
Really fun trail. Great flow, very minimal climbing, good views and fun techy bits. Couldn't ride eagles eye, as there was snow, but glad we could do hawk and falcon.
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