6.9 miles
Distance
1,045 ft
Climb
-1,440 ft
Descent
01:15:00
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Cottonwood Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Watford City
    , North Dakota
  • AKA
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    Apr-Oct
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #101267 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #58568 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    55 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 75 in Trail Running
    • 70 in Hiking

The Cottonwood trail starts on the Bennett trail and continues south to the Maah Daah Hey to connect at MP 75. This trail covers a couple large drainages along with some rough badlands and makes for a good loop of around 15 miles, using the Maah Daah Hey to get back to the Bennett campground.

source: Maah Daah Hey Trail Association
Access Info

Start at the Bennett trail head at Bennett campground. There is a trail register and a gate.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Cottonwood mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -394 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,186 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,604 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,581 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,187 ft
  • Grade
    -1.082%
  • Grade max
    -40.168%
  • Grade min
    37.993%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    4 miles
  • Distance flat
    4,336 ft
  • Avg time
    01:15:00
  • Avg reverse time
    01:31:55
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on Aug 14, 2024
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      Cottonwood Trail Reports

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      Aug 14, 2024 @ 6:34am
      Aug 14, 2024
      		 August 8 - was recently trimmed and cut
      Jun 4, 2023 @ 6:45am
      Jun 4, 2023
      		 Greasy in spots and it’s the type that sticks Terribly bad to your tires. High vegetation in spots. Needs to be cut and ridden. It’s an...
      Jul 24, 2022 @ 10:59am
      Jul 24, 2022
      Sep 6, 2020 @ 11:32am
      Sep 6, 2020
      		 The trail has had a lot of work done to it recently meaning a lot of VERY soft areas. Needs more traffic to pack it down.
      Aug 9, 2019 @ 9:47pm
      Aug 9, 2019
      		 All dry even in the swamp area! Some overgrown areas with tall grass. One nasty spot where a small slide has come down onto the trail. Looks like...
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