Mountain Bike

4 miles

Distance

558 ft

Climb

-292 ft

Descent

00:22:48

Avg time

Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Cottle Trail

Silicon Valley Mountain Bikers
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Cottle Trail Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Calero County Park
San Jose, California
Difficulty Rating

Green rate
Voted Difficulty

Blue (2 votes)
Hiking SAC Scale

T2 Mountain Hiking
Trail Type

Doubletrack
Bike Type

AM, XC, DJ, Adaptive MTB, CX, Gravel
Trail Usage

Biking Primary
Direction

Both Directions
Popular in reverse
Climb Difficulty

Black Diamond
Physical Rating

Moderate
Trail Visibility

Always easy to follow
Family Friendly

Yes
Dogs Allowed

Yes
Global Ranking

#36427 in Mountain Biking
Local Popularity
100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 100 in Trail Running
- 100 in Hiking
Land Manager

Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority

Winding around the reservoir with neat views, as it goes deeper into the park, it starts to climb. The climb pitches as it gets closer to the end, the Cottle Rest spot. The rest spot is in the shade with a picnic table. Horses have a trough here. The trail then continues as Chisnantuk single track.

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More Stats for Cottle Trail mountain bike trail

Altitude change

276 ft
Altitude min

495 ft
Altitude max

818 ft
Altitude start

542 ft
Altitude end

817 ft
Grade

1.4%
Grade max

-21.4%
Grade min

43.2%
Distance climb

2 miles
Distance down

1 mile
Distance flat

3,186 ft
Avg time

00:22:48
Avg reverse time

00:27:52
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Status:

on Oct 9, 2020

Dry

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Trail Difficulties

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

Past Week

54 rides
15 miles avg distance

6 Months

1,140 rides
16 miles avg distance

Photos

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Routes with this trail

title	rating	distance
Calero Park Loop		9 miles
Calero Loop		7 miles
Calero Mellow Green Out n Back		15 miles
Calero Long		18 miles

1 Review & Comments

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ViperBoy2 (Aug 16, 2020 at 13:55)

Around the lake is a nice easy jaunt doable by anyone. However the last section is increasingly steep and will require your lowest gears

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Calero County Park

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status	date	description
	Oct 9, 2020 @ 11:19am Oct 9, 2020	It's dry and a bit dusty, but normal for this time of year. No major issues with trail quality.
	Oct 6, 2020 @ 10:00pm Oct 6, 2020
	Sep 7, 2020 @ 8:24am Sep 7, 2020
	Sep 5, 2020 @ 9:51am Sep 5, 2020
	Sep 4, 2020 @ 8:41am Sep 4, 2020

Cottle Trail