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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Inadequate
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
- Description
- Photos
- Description & Photos
- Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
- Snowmobile
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
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SaveProject will be completed in 2018. Trails currently completed, parking lot not yet finished. This project is a collaboration of the Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County, the Central Coast Concerned Mountain Bikers and the San Luis Obispo Parks, Open Space & Trails Foundation. The goal of this partnership is to build 11+ miles of multi-use trails in the Pismo Preserve. Trails at the Preserve are very well built and make fantastic use of the land they are on. All trails at the Pismo Preserve are very easy blue/hard green difficulty rating XC trails.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
eBikes Allowed:
No
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
10 trails
- Horse
0 trails
- Hike
11 trails
- Trail Running
11 trails
Region Details
- 3
- 7
Region Status
Caution as of Feb 16, 2021
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 11
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 10
- Trails Hike
- 11
- Trails Trail Running
- 11
- Total Distance
- 10 miles
- Total Descent
- 1,953 ft
- Total Vertical
- 746 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 944 ft
- Reports
- 121
- Photos
- 86
- Ridden Counter
- 2,086
Popular Pismo Preserve Mountain Biking Trails
Pismo Preserve Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pismo 11.1 Miles | 11 miles | |
| Pismo Preserve: 11.4mi / 2156' | 11 miles |
Photos of Pismo Preserve Mountain Bike
trail: Panhandle
2 |
Aug 26, 2022 @ 11:27am
Aug 26, 2022
trail: Panhandle
14 |
Jul 24, 2022 @ 8:53pm
Jul 24, 2022
trail: Discovery
22 |
Apr 18, 2022 @ 4:35am
Apr 18, 2022
trail: Spring To Spring
90 | | 1 comments
Apr 6, 2021 @ 2:22pm
Apr 6, 2021
trail: Spring To Spring
101 | | 1 comments
Apr 6, 2021 @ 2:21pm
Apr 6, 2021
trail: Discovery
850 |
Sep 20, 2017 @ 10:44pm
Sep 20, 2017Videos of Pismo Preserve Mountain Bike
trail: Spring To Spring
11:30 |
245 |
Jan 17, 2022 , pismo beach
trail: Spring To Spring
7:34 |
561 |
Oct 18, 2020 , pismo beach
trail: Discovery
12:45 |
1601 |
Aug 16, 2020 , pismo beach
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery | Feb 15, 2023 @ 7:51am Feb 15, 2023 | Ideal | Morin101 | ||
| Peek-A-Boo Loop | Dec 22, 2022 @ 12:52pm Dec 22, 2022 | Ideal | ajholt | ||
| Discovery - Lone Oak Connector | Dec 22, 2022 @ 4:52am Dec 22, 2022 | Ideal | ajholt | ||
| Connector | Nov 6, 2022 @ 1:03am Nov 6, 2022 | Dry | Morin101 | ||
| Panhandle | Apr 14, 2022 @ 12:04pm Apr 14, 2022 | Dry | aguynamedjoe SCMTS Staff | ||
| Lone Oak Loop | Apr 14, 2022 @ 12:04pm Apr 14, 2022 | Dry | aguynamedjoe SCMTS Staff | ||
| Niels' Alternate | Apr 14, 2022 @ 12:04pm Apr 14, 2022 | Unknown | aguynamedjoe SCMTS Staff | ||
| Lone Oak Bypass | Apr 8, 2022 @ 10:07am Apr 8, 2022 | Dry | Bcal55 | ||
| Spring To Spring | Apr 8, 2022 @ 10:07am Apr 8, 2022 | Dry | Bcal55 | ||
| Discovery to Spring Connector | Dec 14, 2020 @ 3:35pm Dec 14, 2020 | Unknown | pcr026 CCCMB |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | EdgarRodriguezcg5 | wishlist | region | Pismo Preserve | Mar 13, 2023 @ 8:24pm Mar 13, 2023 |
| Chamer | wishlist | route | Pismo 11.1 Miles | Mar 1, 2023 @ 8:35am Mar 1, 2023 |
| O7qFxYek | wishlist | region | Pismo Preserve | Feb 26, 2023 @ 2:43pm Feb 26, 2023 |
| Morin101 | add | report | Discovery | Feb 15, 2023 @ 11:49pm Feb 15, 2023 |
 | twowheelexplorer | wishlist | route | Pismo Preserve: 11.4mi / 2156' | Feb 15, 2023 @ 2:38pm Feb 15, 2023 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Trail is only open in reverse... | May 19, 2021 @ 8:38am May 19, 2021 | ||
| trail | This is a tough trail. There are two really... | Aug 27, 2020 @ 8:18am Aug 27, 2020 | ||
 | trail | Opening Weekend January 25 & 26 Additional... | Jan 25, 2020 @ 12:31am Jan 25, 2020 | ||
| trail | All the trails in the Pismo Preserve are... | Oct 2, 2019 @ 5:37pm Oct 2, 2019 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Way Preserve | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3.3 km | |
| Ontario Ridge | 2 | 1 | 4.5 km | ||
| Johnson Ranch | 2 | 1 | 5.9 km | ||
| South Hills Open Space | 7.1 km | ||||
| Irish Hills | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7.6 km |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 10 | 10 miles | 1,952 ft | 5 miles | 748 ft | #2,052 | #1,084 | 77 | 121 | 2 | 2,688 | |
| Hike | 11 | 10 miles | 1,952 ft | 5 miles | 748 ft | #1,587 | #956 | 121 | 223 | |||
| Trail Running | 11 | 10 miles | 1,952 ft | 5 miles | 748 ft | #1,586 | #952 | 121 | 72 |
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