1.3 miles
Distance
72 ft
Climb
-197 ft
Descent
00:10:52
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Taj Mahal Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
  • Riding Area
    Cowles Park
    East Granby, Connecticut
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm
  • Global Ranking
    #6295 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #31578 in Trail Running
    • #22497 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 75 in Trail Running
    • 80 in Hiking
    • 5 in Snowshoeing

Primarily flowy downhill singletrack with roots, berms and a couple short uphill sections that returns to Cowles Park from the Metacomet ridge.

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More Stats for Taj Mahal multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -127 ft
  • Altitude min
    259 ft
  • Altitude max
    425 ft
  • Altitude start
    386 ft
  • Altitude end
    259 ft
  • Grade
    -1.8%
  • Grade max
    -21.2%
  • Grade min
    24.5%
  • Distance climb
    1,463 ft
  • Distance down
    2,539 ft
  • Distance flat
    2,936 ft
  • Avg time
    00:10:52
  • Avg reverse time
    00:16:10
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      Taj Mahal Trail Reports

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      Oct 27, 2024 @ 5:42pm
      Oct 27, 2024
      		Large Codominant Tree down across Trail, blocking Trail. @ just under 1 mile, over blind rise DH
      Aug 16, 2024 @ 11:01am
      Aug 16, 2024
      Aug 16, 2024 @ 10:27am
      Aug 16, 2024
      		 Great riding conditions
      Jul 26, 2024 @ 1:28pm
      Jul 26, 2024
      May 1, 2024 @ 4:34am
      May 1, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 15 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 133 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,959 rides
      • Last: Apr 28, 2025

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      50 |
      Mar 29, 2023 @ 11:54am
      Mar 29, 2023
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      Jul 23, 2022 @ 5:28am
      Jul 23, 2022
      98 |
      Nov 3, 2020 @ 12:43pm
      Nov 3, 2020

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