3.3 miles
Distance
14 ft
Climb
-13 ft
Descent
1,668 ft
High Point

Cottonwood Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Nordic Ski
  • Riding Area
    Cross Ranch State Park
    Sanger, North Dakota
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Global Ranking
    #228798 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    40 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 75 in Hiking
    • 5 in Nordic Skiing
  • Land Owner
    North Dakota State Parks

These connected trails (Cottonwood 3.3 miles, Gaines 2.1 miles) are accessed from the Matah Trail at the preserve boundary. They wind through the bottomland forest on preserve property and follow an old jeep track still used for scientific studies. Hikers are asked not to disturb areas marked with paint or flags as studies are still in progress. Groomed for skiing.

More Stats for Cottonwood Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    1 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,656 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,659 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,660 ft
  • Grade max
    -1.9%
  • Grade min
    5.4%
  • Distance climb
    1,158 ft
  • Distance down
    1,552 ft
  • Distance flat
    3 miles
  • Avg reverse time
    00:42:19
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