3.8 miles
Distance
291 ft
Climb
-574 ft
Descent
00:22:17
Avg time
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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
    Green (3 votes)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Doubletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, DJ, Adaptive MTB, CX, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    All Year
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #8640 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #33696 in Trail Running
    • #22493 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in Trail Running
    • 65 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    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.

Adaptive Bike Info
aMTB Blue Rating: Intermediate features and steeper terrain.
Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Cottle Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -282 ft
  • Altitude min
    495 ft
  • Altitude max
    822 ft
  • Altitude start
    822 ft
  • Altitude end
    538 ft
  • Grade
    -1.4%
  • Grade max
    -31.1%
  • Grade min
    20.1%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    3,297 ft
  • Avg time
    00:22:17
  • Avg reverse time
    00:24:12
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on Jan 11, 2025
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Avg: 3.71 (8 votes)
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      Cottle Trail Trail Reports

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      Jan 11, 2025 @ 3:35pm
      Jan 11, 2025
      Oct 30, 2024 @ 5:20pm
      Oct 30, 2024
      		 The water district is taking core samples near the Calero dam, they say there may be intermittent 15-20 minute delays. When I got there they told...
      Oct 5, 2024 @ 8:30am
      Oct 5, 2024
      Aug 4, 2024 @ 8:19am
      Aug 4, 2024
      Jun 30, 2024 @ 10:36am
      Jun 30, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 7 rides
      • 23 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 88 rides
      • 19 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,133 rides
      • Last: Jun 18, 2025

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      Oct 1, 2022 @ 9:13pm
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