1,617 ft
Distance
6 ft
Climb
-363 ft
Descent
00:10:02
Avg time
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Microwave DH Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Hawes
    Mesa, Arizona
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
  • Climb Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #35079 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    30 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

Very steep and loose with a lot of drops and rock features.

More Stats for Microwave DH bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -357 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,205 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,563 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,563 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,205 ft
  • Grade
    -22.105%
  • Grade max
    -41.728%
  • Grade min
    7.582%
  • Distance climb
    130 ft
  • Distance down
    1,427 ft
  • Distance flat
    59 ft
  • Avg time
    00:10:02
  • Avg reverse time
    00:15:35
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Status:
on Mar 3, 2019
Dry
Avg: 3.15 (7 votes)

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  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
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      Microwave DH Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Mar 3, 2019 @ 5:39am
      Mar 3, 2019
      Jan 26, 2018 @ 1:32am
      Jan 26, 2018
      		 Very loose ground, big chunks of rock on trail. Not recommended.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
      •  
      6 Months
      • 5 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      All
      • 68 rides
      •  

      Photos

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      Jun 8, 2019 @ 9:50pm
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      Feb 28, 2019 @ 7:15pm
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      31 |
      Jan 26, 2018 @ 1:33am
      Jan 26, 2018
      36 |
      Jan 26, 2018 @ 1:32am
      Jan 26, 2018

      4 Reviews & Comments

      • + 1
      flag 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!
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      flag 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.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      flag AZ101 (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.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      flag 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...
      [Reply]

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