1,617 ft
Distance
6 ft
Climb
-363 ft
Descent
00:10:15
Avg time
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Microwave DH Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaHawes
Mesa, Arizona -
Difficulty Rating
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Hiking SAC ScaleT1 Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM
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Trail UsageBiking Primary
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DirectionDownhill Primary
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Climb DifficultyDouble Black Diamond
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Physical RatingHard
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Ride in RainYes
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Global Ranking#35079 in Mountain Biking
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Local Popularity40 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 90 in Trail Running
- 70 in Hiking
Very steep and loose with a lot of drops and rock features.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Microwave DH mountain bike trail trail
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Altitude change-357 ft
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Altitude min2,205 ft
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Altitude max2,563 ft
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Altitude start2,563 ft
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Altitude end2,205 ft
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Grade-22.105%
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Grade max-41.728%
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Grade min7.582%
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Distance climb130 ft
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Distance down1,427 ft
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Distance flat59 ft
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Avg time00:10:15
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Avg reverse time00:25:34
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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- < 2 weeks
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- > 6 months
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Radar Time
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Trail Difficulties
Trail Report Status
- Access Road/Trail
- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Trail Head
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Directory Listing
Riding Area
TTF
Parking
Viewpoint
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Directions
Sight
Restrooms
eBike Charging Point
Water Fountain/Source
Gate
Trail Sign
Table or Bench
Ladder
Stairs
Bridge
Boardwalk
Camping
Cabin
Lodge
Bear Cache
Dock
Ranger Station
Summit
Other
Directions to microwave-dh trailhead
(33.496130, -111.640040)
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Microwave DH Trail Reports
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 0 rides
6 Months
- 24 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
All
- 91 rides
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Spencecc
(Dec 23, 2016 at 15:35)
Very steep and loose with a lot of drops and rock features. The double black rating is no joke!
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HK-Mazur
(Dec 28, 2017 at 18:37)
Pretty loose, and if you go too slow, your likely to go over the bars. Make sure your bike has a slack head angle.
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AZ101
(Apr 29, 2018 at 22:44)
(Apr 29, 2018 at 22:44)
Hike-a-bike for 70ish% of the way. Very steep and technical going down. Not for beginning. Expert level and dangerous with plenty of rock and sand.
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drthunder81
(Jan 1, 2019 at 13:23)
Probably my favorite trail at Hawes, but certainly not for everybody. Tread is steep and narrow, with some decent chunk and some fun drops. You're likely to get lots of "You're riding THIS on a bike?!" comments from hikers...
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Ceallach121
(Jan 27, 2020 at 6:44)
(Jan 27, 2020 at 6:44)
If you want to add to this run me and a friend are rebuilding a old trail that is grown over and really janky but we do plan on fixing it up it goes from the very top of the mountain and goes into the micro wave tower trail
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