1,414 ft
Distance
120 ft
Climb
-9 ft
Descent
00:03:06
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Randy's Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Cowles Park
    East Granby, Connecticut
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #3609 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #31502 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 60 in Trail Running
    • 75 in Hiking
  • Year Opened
    2007

Switchback trail that bypasses most of the "Chute" for an easier, yet challenging ascent back to the ridge from the West Side.

This trail is unsanctioned.

More Stats for Randy's multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    123 ft
  • Altitude min
    211 ft
  • Altitude max
    334 ft
  • Altitude start
    211 ft
  • Altitude end
    335 ft
  • Grade
    8.7%
  • Grade max
    -12.8%
  • Grade min
    29.3%
  • Distance climb
    945 ft
  • Distance down
    108 ft
  • Distance flat
    364 ft
  • Avg time
    00:03:06
  • Avg reverse time
    00:09:38
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on Sep 14, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 4.24 (2 votes)
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      Randy's Trail Reports

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      Sep 14, 2024 @ 10:09am
      Sep 14, 2024
      		 Tree down on metacomet heading towards taj mahal
      Aug 12, 2023 @ 7:05am
      Aug 12, 2023
      Jul 20, 2023 @ 10:03am
      Jul 20, 2023
      		 A couple of trees down near the bottom of switchback climb
      Dec 5, 2021 @ 7:38am
      Dec 5, 2021
      Aug 21, 2021 @ 8:52am
      Aug 21, 2021
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 7 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 69 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,254 rides
      • Last: May 21, 2025

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      May 9, 2023 @ 2:32pm
      May 9, 2023

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