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338 ft
Distance
40 ft
Climb
00:00:56
Avg time
40 ft
Altitude change
786 ft
Altitude min
826 ft
Altitude max
786 ft
Altitude start
826 ft
Altitude end
11.835%
Grade
0.884%
Grade max
17.755%
Grade min
264 ft
Distance climb
74 ft
Distance flat
00:00:56
Avg time
McCowan Access Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Gravel Bike
- Winter Fat Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Snowshoe
- Nordic Ski
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Riding AreaYork Regional Forest - Brown Hill Tract
East Gwillimbury, Ontario -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity90 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 90 in Trail Running
- 95 in Hiking
- 100 in Snowshoeing
- 5 in Nordic Skiing
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Global Ranking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat, Gravel
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyGreen
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Physical RatingEasy
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Land OwnerYork Region
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McCowan Access is a 103 m popular green difficulty singletrack trail located near East Gwillimbury Ontario. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a easy overall physical rating with a 12 m green climb. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 1 rides
- 7 miles average
6 Months
- 38 rides
- 8 miles avg distance
All
- 538 rides
- Last: Sep 3, 2026
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