2,869 ft
Distance
354 ft
Climb
-2 ft
Descent
00:10:00
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Cottonwood Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Anthony Chabot Regional Park
    Castro Valley, California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Mixed
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #116078 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #33946 in Trail Running
    • #25352 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 60 in Trail Running
    • 40 in Hiking

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Cottonwood is a 2,869 ft popular blue mixed trail located near Castro Valley California. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a hard overall physical rating with a 354 ft blue climb. On average it takes 10 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Cottonwood mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    352 ft
  • Altitude min
    539 ft
  • Altitude max
    893 ft
  • Altitude start
    539 ft
  • Altitude end
    891 ft
  • Grade
    12.272%
  • Grade max
    -0.772%
  • Grade min
    27.805%
  • Distance climb
    2,575 ft
  • Distance down
    165 ft
  • Distance flat
    128 ft
  • Avg time
    00:10:00
  • Avg reverse time
    00:02:24
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on Apr 13, 2025
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      Cottonwood Trail Reports

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      Apr 13, 2025 @ 9:05am
      Apr 13, 2025
      Aug 19, 2023 @ 9:32am
      Aug 19, 2023
      		 descending this trail is tough. tons of washboard takes the vinegar right out of you. there is a bit of relief from the washboards i’m some...
      Jun 16, 2020 @ 7:15am
      Jun 16, 2020
      Sep 23, 2018 @ 4:43pm
      Sep 23, 2018
      		 It is steep and a bit of a struggle if you are out of shape. I use it as a barometer of my real condition
      Jul 3, 2018 @ 7:23am
      Jul 3, 2018
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 16 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 121 rides
      • Last: May 20, 2025

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