5.5 miles
Distance
807 ft
Climb
-2,619 ft
Descent
01:35:19
Avg time

Cox Hill Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Sibbald Public Lands
    Kananaskis Village, Alberta
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #5418 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #9676 in E-Biking
    • #10206 in Trail Running
    • #34589 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in E-Biking
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 35 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Alberta Environment and Parks

Coming off the Ridge trail, Cox tips down in a fast, flowing descent before abruptly pointing back up. Once you're over the summit, it's a looooong way down to connect with Tom Snow. The main descent is very rough and eroded, with loads of root steps and sometimes a runoff stream. You will sometimes encounter hikers coming up the main descent, so keep your eyes open.

Access Info

Connects to Tom Snow at the north end [head west on TS to get to Dawson]. At the south end, there's a junction with the Jumping Pound Ridge Trail.

More Stats for Cox Hill Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,813 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,996 ft
  • Altitude max
    7,161 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,809 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,997 ft
  • Grade
    -6.3%
  • Grade max
    -52.7%
  • Grade min
    43.4%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    4 miles
  • Distance flat
    400 ft
  • Avg time
    01:35:19
  • Avg reverse time
    03:03:25
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Status:
on Oct 19, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 4.27 (23 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Cox Hill Trail Trail Reports

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      Oct 19, 2024 @ 12:02pm
      Oct 19, 2024
      Tree down near the bottom of the trail, about 2 switchbacks up from the bottom, very large spruce, at least 30 cm in diameter.
      Sep 28, 2024 @ 4:28pm
      Sep 28, 2024
      Aug 31, 2024 @ 12:19pm
      Aug 31, 2024
      Aug 20, 2024 @ 11:26am
      Aug 20, 2024
      Surprisingly dry but trail has changed due to recent storms, loose in places and bare rock in others. Some of the root drops are getting big
      Jul 5, 2024 @ 11:03am
      Jul 5, 2024
      some lingering snow up top, and mud at the bottom, but all rideable!
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      • 4 rides
      • 21.2 km avg distance
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      • 223 rides
      • Last: Jan 11, 2025

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