AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Calero County Park

Cottle Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 384 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Cottle Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Calero County Park near New Almaden, CA. It climbs 384 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi486 – 876 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cottle Trail 37.18170, -121.79410
Nearest town New Almaden, CA
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Cottle Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 384 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 487–877 ft

Out & Back · Calero County Park

Trailhead: Cottle Trail · 37.18170, -121.79410

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Cottle Trail, heading SE.
  2. 2.4 miReach Cottle Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 2.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cottle-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

Hikes near New Almaden, California