--- title: "Cow Mountain Trails: trail around Prince George | PG Pulse" description: "Cow Mountain Trails: trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC), 2 h 36 min from downtown Prince George. 18 km long." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cow-mountain-trails/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cow-mountain-trails.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:56:58.471Z --- # Cow Mountain Trails Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC), 2 h 36 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.09325,-121.57929) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC106708) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cow-mountain-trails/#map) ## Map [Read the full list without the map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/list/?layer=rec-trails) Tap a marker for details and directions. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. ## Nearby - [Jack of Clubs Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/jack-of-clubs-lake/) Lake 1.2 km - [Nugget Hills RV](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nugget-hills-rv/) RV park 1.2 km - [Cariboo Joy](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cariboo-joy/) RV park 1.4 km - [Barkerville Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/barkerville-mountain/) Summit 2.8 km - [Cow Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cow-mountain/) Summit 3.5 km - [Island Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/island-mountain/) Summit 4.0 km - [Quesnel Highland](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/quesnel-highland/) Summit 4.1 km - [Lowhee Campground](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lowhee-campground/) Campground 4.3 km - **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 36 min, 181 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 0.4 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 120 km from downtown - **Length**: 18 km - **Good for**: Summer - **Coordinates**: 53.09325, -121.57929 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC106708) - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/) [Wildfires and fire bans](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/wildfire/) Source: [Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC106708). Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data. 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Licence: Open Government Licence – British Columbia (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/policy-standards/data-policies/open-data/open-government-licence-bc) for BC Parks, Recreation Sites and Trails BC and Freshwater Atlas places; ODbL 1.0 © OpenStreetMap contributors (https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) for OpenStreetMap places and drive times; each place names its own source. Updated 2026-10-14T11:40:15.055Z. JSON: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/outdoors/cow-mountain-trails - **slug**: cow-mountain-trails - **name**: Cow Mountain Trails - **category**: rec-trails - **categories**: rec-trails - **kind**: Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) - **lat**: 53.09325 - **lng**: -121.57929 - **kmFromCentre**: 119.9 - **driveKm**: 180.5 - **driveMinutes**: 155.6 - **offRoadMetres**: 428 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: 17.9 - **activities**: _none_ - **amenities**: _none_ - **seasons**: summer - **lake**: _none_ - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: _none_ - **directions**: _none_ - **page**: - **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue) - **sourceUrl**: - **licence**: Open Government Licence – British Columbia (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/policy-standards/data-policies/open-data/open-government-licence-bc) - **fetchedAt**: 2026-10-14T11:40:15.055Z - **onShore**: _none_ #### links | label | url | | --- | --- | | Recreation Sites and Trails BC page | https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC106708 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | jack-of-clubs-lake | Jack of Clubs Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.08791 | -121.59413 | 1.2 | 119.8 | 179.3 | | nugget-hills-rv | Nugget Hills RV | campgrounds | campgrounds | RV park | 53.10105 | -121.56707 | 1.2 | 119.8 | 182 | | cariboo-joy | Cariboo Joy | campgrounds | campgrounds | RV park | 53.10241 | -121.56455 | 1.4 | 119.8 | 182 | | barkerville-mountain | Barkerville Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.0782 | -121.54566 | 2.8 | 122.7 | 188.8 | | cow-mountain | Cow Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.06313 | -121.56682 | 3.5 | 123 | 186.6 | | island-mountain | Island Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.11221 | -121.63031 | 4 | 116.1 | 186.3 | | quesnel-highland | Quesnel Highland | summits | summits | Summit | 53.06353 | -121.61589 | 4.1 | 121 | 178.5 | | lowhee-campground | Lowhee Campground | campgrounds | campgrounds | Campground | 53.08661 | -121.51624 | 4.3 | 123.2 | 186.6 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cow-mountain-trails/. 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