Camp Via (Sonoma Developmental Center)
Campground
Campground · 2.3 mi from the trail
California · Mountain biking · Near Temelec
Cougar Trail
- 0.7 mi
- round trip
- 143 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Sep–Jun
- best months
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Cougar Trail is a short, easy mountain biking route in Sonoma Valley Regional Park, about 0.6 miles from Glen Ellen, California. The trail is on county land and is an out-and-back that covers about 1.4 miles with a total elevation gain of 143 feet, from a low point of about 350 feet to a high of about 489 feet. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Sonoma show May highs around 75°F and October highs around 77°F, while July and August average about 86°F with almost no wet days. The trail sits close to several other outings. Valley of the Moon Trail and Sonoma Valley Trail are both about 0.2 miles away, and East Sutton Lake Trail is a similar distance. Sonoma Creek, a paddling route, is about 0.4 miles off.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Garden Court Cafe
Restaurant
On your way back · 1 mi
If it rainsJERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBlue Wing Inn
Museum
On your way back · 6 mi
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)
More in TemelecLocal outfitters
- Sonoma Valley Bike Tours & Rentals7 mi away
- Parkwide Bike and Surrey Rentals39 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Valley of the Moon TrailMountain biking0.2 mi
- Sonoma Valley TrailHiking0.2 mi
- East Sutton Lake TrailHiking0.2 mi
- Sonoma CreekCanoeing0.4 mi
- Hide Out BoulderRock climbing5 mi
- Sugarloaf RidgeRock climbing5.2 mi
Napa RiverCanoeingPhoto: Allen Lew (w:Flickr user enlewof), CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)9 mi
Santa Rosa CreekCanoeingPhoto: Covalent at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)9.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Valley of the Moon TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Dark SideMountain biking · ~13 min drive
- Northwest Shoreline TrailMountain biking · ~20 min drive
- Old Man's BeardMountain biking · ~20 min drive
- Valley of the Moon TrailMountain biking · ~1 min drive
- Sam the EagleMountain biking · ~20 min drive
- Hiddenbrooke Connector TrailMountain biking · ~39 min drive
- Valentine VistaMountain biking · ~23 min drive
- Chiles CreekMountain biking · ~22 min drive
- Moore Creek LoopMountain biking · ~24 min drive
Best time to visit Cougar Trail
Best months: September–June. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
57° / 38°
11 wet
Feb
62° / 40°
11 wet
Mar
65° / 42°
10 wet
Apr
69° / 44°
6 wet
May
75° / 48°
4 wet
Jun
83° / 51°
1 wet
Jul
86° / 53°
0 wet
Aug
86° / 53°
0 wet
Sep
85° / 51°
1 wet
Oct
77° / 47°
4 wet
Nov
65° / 42°
8 wet
Dec
57° / 38°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sonoma, CA, 5.3 mi away at 97 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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