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Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park

Cook Canyon Trail–Cowing Trail, 3 sights

9.3 mi · ▲ 1,969 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Cook Canyon Trail–Cowing Trail, 3 sights is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park near Dublin, CA. It climbs 1,969 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi646 – 1,529 ft · steepest grade: 27%9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lying Stump Shortcut Trail 37.68260, -121.93733
Nearest town Dublin, CA
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Cook Canyon Trail–Cowing Trail, 3 sights

9.3 mi · ▲ 1,969 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Elevation 647–1,529 ft

Out & Back · Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park

Trailhead: Lying Stump Shortcut Trail · 37.68260, -121.93733

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

  1. Start on Lying Stump Shortcut Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.9 miSharp right onto North Ridge Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cowing Trail, heading N.
  4. 2.7 miReach Lying Stump Shortcut Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.9 miContinue straight onto North Ridge Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  8. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Lying Stump Shortcut Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tehan-falls-out-back-15-km-e76a

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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