Old Cottonwood Trail
California
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1.6 mi
Distance
548 ft
Gain
35 min
Time
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Old Cottonwood Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 548 ft
- Elevation loss
- 548 ft
- Highest point
- 4,217 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,861 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- State Park and Recreation
About this trail
Old Cottonwood Trail is a 3.24-mile out-and-back hike in California with 548 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 4,217 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 4,217 ft
- High point
- 4,217 ft
- Total climbing
- 548 ft
- Total descent
- 548 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 11% grade around mile 1.3 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 3.2 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
It rolls up and down the whole way rather than holding one long climb.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Sandberg, CA weather station, 10 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan52° high39° low
- Feb53° high38° low
- Mar57° high41° low
- Apr62° high43° low
- May70° high49° low
- Jun80° high58° low
- Jul88° high65° low
- Aug88° high65° low
- Sep83° high61° low
- Oct71° high52° low
- Nov60° high44° low
- Dec52° high38° low
Where it is
- Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area · Public land
- Managed by
- State Park and Recreation
Source: USGS PAD-US 4.1
Nearby
- Circle Camp TrailHiking1.3 mi
- Tatavium TrailHiking1.4 mi
- Coyote TrailHiking1.4 mi
- ChuchupateCamping6.1 mi
- Los Alamos Group CampgroundCamping6.3 mi
- Los AlamosCamping6.4 mi
- Piru CreekCanoeing9.2 mi
- Lockwood CreekCanoeing9.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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