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- Prevalent Mud
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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
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Trail Last Ridden
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- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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- Both Directions
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Trail Popularity ?
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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
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- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
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- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
- Snowmobile
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- Mountain Bike
30 trails
- Hike
29 trails
- Trail Running
29 trails
Region Details
- 3
- 9
- 17
- 1
Region Status
Open as of May 11, 2021
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 30
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 30
- Trails Hike
- 29
- Trails Trail Running
- 29
- Trails Snowshoe
- 25
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 10
- Total Distance
- 18 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 6 miles
- Total Descent
- 1,865 ft
- Total Vertical
- 368 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 477 ft
- Reports
- 1,040
- Photos
- 50
- Ridden Counter
- 15,813
Popular Cowles Park Mountain Biking Trails
Cowles Park Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Green Blaze MTB Loop | 6 miles | |
| Beginner Ride | 3 miles | |
| Easy Beginner Route | 3 miles | |
| Test | 3 miles |
Photos of Cowles Park Mountain Bike
trail: Yellow Trail
21 |
Oct 6, 2022 @ 2:14pm
Oct 6, 2022
trail: Yellow Trail
24 |
Oct 6, 2022 @ 2:13pm
Oct 6, 2022
trail: Trailhead
52 |
Jul 2, 2022 @ 1:33pm
Jul 2, 2022
trail: Six Flags
83 |
Mar 27, 2022 @ 9:55am
Mar 27, 2022
trail: Six Flags
100 |
Mar 27, 2022 @ 9:53am
Mar 27, 2022Videos of Cowles Park Mountain Bike
trail: Rocky Road
0:17 |
331 |
Dec 2, 2013
trail: Rocky Road
0:21 |
301 |
Dec 2, 2013
trail: Trailhead
5:30 |
158 |
Jun 13, 2013
trail: Purple cut
2:57 |
180 |
Aug 10, 2010
trail: Six Flags
7:20 |
191 |
Jul 20, 2021 , East Granby
trail: Microburst
11:25 |
275 |
Jul 20, 2021 , East Granby
trail: Exhibition
11:25 |
145 |
Jul 20, 2021 , East Granby
trail: Remain Nameless
11:25 |
137 |
Jul 20, 2021 , East Granby
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microburst | Jan 19, 2023 @ 1:27am Jan 19, 2023 | Dry | Imoore7 | ||
| Hunter's Pass (lower) | Jan 18, 2023 @ 5:27pm Jan 18, 2023 | Variable | Imoore7 | ||
| Hunter's Pass (upper) | Jan 18, 2023 @ 5:27pm Jan 18, 2023 | Variable | Imoore7 | ||
| Toboggan Run | Jan 18, 2023 @ 5:27pm Jan 18, 2023 | Variable | Imoore7 | ||
| Remain Nameless | Jan 18, 2023 @ 5:27pm Jan 18, 2023 | Dry | Imoore7 | ||
| Chappy's | Jan 18, 2023 @ 5:27pm Jan 18, 2023 | Dry | Imoore7 | ||
| Inside Job | Jan 18, 2023 @ 5:27pm Jan 18, 2023 | Dry | Imoore7 | ||
| Trailhead | Jan 18, 2023 @ 5:27pm Jan 18, 2023 | Dry | Imoore7 | ||
| Metacomet Trail / NET sec CT 19 | Jun 2, 2021 @ 5:41am Jun 2, 2021 | Dry | ajviggia | ||
| Hatchett Bypass | May 11, 2021 @ 3:18am May 11, 2021 | Variable | tommypav Cowles |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ormaechea | wishlist | region | Cowles Park | Jan 21, 2023 @ 9:22am Jan 21, 2023 |
| Imoore7 | add | report | Microburst and 7 more | Jan 19, 2023 @ 9:30am Jan 19, 2023 |
 | WillieJacobsz | update | region | Cowles Park | Jan 14, 2023 @ 9:31am Jan 14, 2023 |
| Loprestifam | add | report | Microburst and 6 more | Jan 8, 2023 @ 9:19pm Jan 8, 2023 |
| Geniusjoe | wishlist | route | Green Blaze MTB Loop | Jan 8, 2023 @ 10:51am Jan 8, 2023 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Almost all the bridges in Cowles are in need... | Jul 13, 2022 @ 5:15am Jul 13, 2022 | ||
| trail | very fun and flowy | Jul 17, 2021 @ 6:57pm Jul 17, 2021 | ||
 | trail | MTBing is allowed on the Cowles Park side of... | Apr 14, 2021 @ 7:33pm Apr 14, 2021 | ||
 | trail | Great for kids or beginners | Oct 2, 2020 @ 1:09pm Oct 2, 2020 | ||
| report | I yu u RYu | Aug 11, 2020 @ 1:50pm Aug 11, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington River Park | 3 | 1.4 km | |||
| Northwest Park | 6 | 14 | 2.4 km | ||
| Munnisunk Brook | 7 | 2.8 km | |||
| Massacoe State Forest (Great Pond) | 23 | 4.5 km | |||
| Simsbury Town Forest / Ethel Walker School Trails | 25 | 6.5 km |
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 30 | 18 miles | 1,867 ft | 6 miles | 367 ft | #344 | #170 | 43 | 1,040 | 4 | 11,401 | |
| Hike | 29 | 18 miles | 1,788 ft | 6 miles | 367 ft | #256 | #149 | 7 | 1,038 | 246 | ||
| Trail Running | 29 | 18 miles | 1,788 ft | 6 miles | 367 ft | #256 | #147 | 1,038 | 62 | |||
| Snowshoe | 25 | 14 miles | 1,053 ft | 4 miles | 305 ft | 28 | 11 | |||||
| Nordic Ski | 10 | 4 miles | 289 ft | 1 mile | 200 ft | 7 | 2 |
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