Moab Raptor Route - 2023 version Including Hawks Glide -

This Point of View Mountain biking video shows Graham, shop owner of Bike Bros., riding 3 Trails collectively called the Raptor Route. The 3 trails are Eagle Eye, Hawks Glide and Falcon Flow. Hawks Glide is a new trail as of 2023 and removes a few miles of gravel road from the previous version of the Raptor Route. They are blue descending trails accessed from Sand Flats Road about 10 miles up the road from the Slick Rock Trails and are also being treated as an alternate finish when riding the Whole Enchilada, removing some of the wheel/tire eating chunk on Porcupine but also some of the technical challenges (that some love, some can't ride) on the traditional Whole Enchilada.

If you're curious, this particular ride, at time of filming was the 19th fastest Strava time for the Raptor Route - Graham wishes he had time to do a no talking lap now to see if a top 10 trophy in Moab is possible.... but no time.

This video, or clips from it, are included in a Guide to Camping and Mountain Biking - largely intended for people to plan their first trip but many people will find it a useful resource even if they've visited before.

For those curious, I'm on the Giant Trance Advance Pro 2 29 (with some modifications). It is a phenomenal short travel trail bike.