1.4 miles
Distance
919 ft
Climb
00:17:41
Avg time

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  • Activities
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    San Diego
    , California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Hiking [+]
    • 100 in Trail Running

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Cowles Mountain Trail is a 1 mile blue singletrack trail located near San Diego California. This hike primary trail can be used both directions. On average it takes 17 minutes to complete this trail.

More Stats for Cowles Mountain Trail hike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    919 ft
  • Altitude min
    663 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,582 ft
  • Altitude start
    663 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,581 ft
  • Grade
    12.1%
  • Grade max
    -1.5%
  • Grade min
    40.9%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    43 ft
  • Distance flat
    36 ft
  • Avg time
    00:17:41
  • Avg reverse time
    00:30:45
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on Jan 1, 2025
Very Dry
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      Cowles Mountain... Trail Reports

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      Jan 1, 2025 @ 2:57pm
      Jan 1, 2025
      Feb 25, 2024 @ 11:19am
      Feb 25, 2024
      		 Dry with some boulders. Easy out and back. Bottlenecks in some places. Dog friendly. Keep going after to peak for ~6 mile out and back to Pyles peak
      May 23, 2023 @ 4:06am
      May 23, 2023
      		 Lots of dog poop in the center of the trail. Also the trail is very popular, so don't go up the mountain thinking you will get some quiet and...
      Aug 24, 2022 @ 7:55am
      Aug 24, 2022
      		 Trail is very dry, rocks and boulders prevalent. Please stay on the trail as to not damage it any more.
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      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 3 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 12 rides
      • 4 miles avg distance
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      • 32 rides
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