423 ft
Distance
6 ft
Climb
00:01:13
Avg time

Cowellside Drive Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Plainville Conservation Land
    plainville, Massachusetts
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop, Rock Face
  • Global Ranking
    #157713 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Town of Plainville
  • OSM Way
    #544246034

The connection to the street is flat and super easy. The technical stuff is on the rest of the trail, and can be skipped if you want.

Was once a blue, but steady moto use has made this technical enough to cross over into a black. Short, with a series of small features and worn surfaces.

Disclaimer

No motorized use allowed, south of George Street

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Cowellside Drive multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    8 ft
  • Altitude min
    269 ft
  • Altitude max
    276 ft
  • Altitude start
    269 ft
  • Altitude end
    276 ft
  • Grade
    1.8%
  • Grade max
    0.6%
  • Grade min
    3.2%
  • Distance climb
    423 ft
  • Avg time
    00:01:13
  • Avg reverse time
    00:01:23
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      Cowellside Drive Trail Reports

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      Jun 25, 2025 @ 7:49pm
      Jun 25, 2025
      		 Loose and dry in spots. The sign attempting to block the tiniest of grass connections to the street is .... interesting.
      Aug 1, 2024 @ 7:27am
      Aug 1, 2024
      		 Getting gnarlier. Fun little trail. Pretty funny new "private property" sign on the 7 feet of grass that you have to cross to connect this trail...
      Feb 8, 2023 @ 3:40am
      Feb 8, 2023
      		 Fun trail, especially with the easy small drop / roller, when ridden towards the dead end. Some mud.
      Sep 15, 2020 @ 2:56pm
      Sep 15, 2020
      		 reporter
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      6 Months
      • 6 rides
      • 7 miles avg distance
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      • 33 rides
      • Last: Jun 25, 2025

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