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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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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
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- Mountain Bike
10 trails
- Horse
0 trails
- Hike
12 trails
- Trail Running
12 trails
Region Details
- 4
- 6
Region Status
Open as of Apr 5, 2025
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 11
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 11
- Trails Hike
- 12
- Trails Trail Running
- 12
- Total Distance
- 11 miles
- Total Descent
- 2,004 ft
- Total Vertical
- 746 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 944 ft
- Reports
- 193
- Photos
- 92
- Ridden Counter
- 3,277
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
11 |
Jul 22, 2024 @ 3:39pm
Jul 22, 2024
trail: Panhandle
10 |
Jul 22, 2024 @ 3:38pm
Jul 22, 2024
trail: Panhandle
11 |
Jul 22, 2024 @ 3:38pm
Jul 22, 2024
trail: Spring To Spring
147 | | 1 comments
Apr 6, 2021 @ 2:22pm
Apr 6, 2021
trail: Spring To Spring
154 | | 1 comments
Apr 6, 2021 @ 2:21pm
Apr 6, 2021
trail: Discovery
1,033 |
Sep 20, 2017 @ 10:44pm
Sep 20, 2017Videos of Pismo Preserve Mountain Bike
youtuber
![Best Ocean Side Mountain Bike Trail for the...]()
trail: Lone Oak Loop
13:33 |
103 |
Jun 30, 2024 , pismo beach
trail: Panhandle
5:02 |
99 |
Jan 7, 2024 , pismo beach
trail: Panhandle
3:30 |
143 |
May 17, 2023 , pismo beach
3:30 |
98 |
May 17, 2023
trail: Spring To Spring
11:30 |
484 |
Jan 17, 2022 , pismo beach
trail: Spring To Spring
7:34 |
702 |
Oct 18, 2020 , pismo beach
trail: Discovery
12:45 |
2237 |
Aug 16, 2020 , pismo beach
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peek-A-Boo Loop | Apr 5, 2025 @ 11:21am Apr 5, 2025 | Dry | Ford8N | ||
| Discovery | Apr 5, 2025 @ 11:21am Apr 5, 2025 | Dry | Ford8N | ||
| Discovery - Lone Oak Connector | Apr 5, 2025 @ 11:21am Apr 5, 2025 | Dry | Ford8N | ||
| Niels' Alternate | Feb 11, 2025 @ 9:42am Feb 11, 2025 | Dry | Ford8N | ||
| Panhandle | Mar 19, 2024 @ 10:39am Mar 19, 2024 | Ideal | Ryanriwm9w | ||
| Spring To Spring | Mar 19, 2024 @ 10:39am Mar 19, 2024 | Ideal | Ryanriwm9w | ||
| Lone Oak Loop | Jan 16, 2024 @ 6:20am Jan 16, 2024 | Ideal | javadown1969 | ||
| Discovery to Spring Connector | Jan 16, 2024 @ 6:20am Jan 16, 2024 | Ideal | javadown1969 | ||
| Lone Oak Bypass | May 28, 2023 @ 9:45am May 28, 2023 | Dry | javadown1969 | ||
| Connector | Apr 20, 2023 @ 12:37am Apr 20, 2023 | Ideal | javadown1969 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobwinn | comment | report | activity #69307974 | Apr 9, 2025 @ 12:48pm Apr 9, 2025 |
| Stevewrong | wishlist | route | activity #69210748 | Apr 7, 2025 @ 6:52pm Apr 7, 2025 |
| Jmlascala71 | vote | trail | activity #69150385 | Apr 6, 2025 @ 2:57pm Apr 6, 2025 |
| Ford8N | add | report | activity #69071701 and 2 more | Apr 5, 2025 @ 2:41pm Apr 5, 2025 |
| Ford8N | add | report | activity #68171803 | Mar 21, 2025 @ 7:20pm Mar 21, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | U | Apr 9, 2025 @ 12:48pm Apr 9, 2025 | ||
| trail | Trail was closed today | Nov 30, 2024 @ 11:28am Nov 30, 2024 | ||
| trail | This trail should be rated as easy. | May 22, 2024 @ 5:52pm May 22, 2024 | ||
| trail | This trail should be rated as easy. | May 22, 2024 @ 5:51pm May 22, 2024 | ||
| trail | This trail should be rated as easy. | May 22, 2024 @ 5:51pm May 22, 2024 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Way Preserve | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3.3 km | |
| Ontario Ridge | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4.5 km | |
| Johnson Ranch | 2 | 1 | 5.9 km | ||
| South Hills Open Space | 5 | 7.1 km | |||
| South Hills Open Space | 7.1 km |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 10 | 11 miles | 2,005 ft | 5 miles | 748 ft | #1,910 | #1,027 | 82 | 198 | 2 | 4,701 | |
| Hike | 12 | 11 miles | 2,005 ft | 5 miles | 748 ft | #1,468 | #913 | 195 | 526 | |||
| Trail Running | 12 | 11 miles | 2,005 ft | 5 miles | 748 ft | #1,468 | #908 | 195 | 242 |
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