Mountain Bike

11.7 miles

Distance

1,630 ft

Climb

-3,664 ft

Descent

2,493 ft

High Point

A great route for very advanced riders wanting to see the best descents San Luis Obispo has to offer. Not quite as long as Ultimate Ridge Shuttle Route, but this one still has the gnarliest and steepest trails out there. Route can be extended easily by either pedaling up from town instead of being shuttled, adding additional laps in The Eucs, etc. This route has some seriously gnarly descents, be aware.

Detailed Description

Best of West Cuesta Ridge (Advanced Route) is a 12 mile popular extreme route located near San Luis Obispo California. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 35 trails. This route climbs 1,630 ft with a max elevation of 2,493 ft then descends -3,664 ft.

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Trails in Route

	TV Tower Road				1,654 ft
	TV Tower Road				52 ft
	Chrome				774 ft
	Chrome-Alternate Entrance				351 ft
	TV Tower Road				33 ft
	Chrome				3,481 ft
	Seeley				4,386 ft
	TV Tower Road				715 ft
	British Knights				705 ft
	TV Tower Road				190 ft
	Firebreak				4,236 ft
	Quinoa Cutoff				741 ft
	Double Bypass				1,759 ft
	Morning Glory				1 mile
	Shooters				709 ft
	Flying Ewok-The Eucs				20 ft
	The Eucs-Return Trail				36 ft
	Flying Ewok-The Eucs				597 ft
	Jailbreak - The Eucs				476 ft
	Stenner Flow				69 ft
	The Eucs-Return Trail				190 ft
	Elevator				433 ft
	The Eucs-Return Trail				499 ft
	Shooters				30 ft
	Bombers				2,625 ft
	Red Dog				1 mile
	Poly Canyon Road				272 ft
	Tough and Dirty Slide				3,307 ft
	Pin It 2!				358 ft
	Poly Canyon Road				1,217 ft
	Creekside				2,320 ft

Details

Riding area

Cuesta Ridge West
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Double Black Diamond
Route Type

Shuttled
Bike type

AM
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Hard

More Stats for Best of West Cuesta Ridge (Advanced Route) mountain bike route

Avg time

4 hr 59 min
Altitude change

-2,033 ft
Altitude min

381 ft
Altitude start

2,415 ft
Altitude end

381 ft
Grade

-3.3%
Grade max

-76.7%
Grade min

46.8%
Distance climb

4 miles
Distance down

7 miles
Distance flat

4,711 ft

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trail	date	description
Morning Glory	Mar 29, 2025 @ 7:01pm Mar 29, 2025
Shooters	Mar 29, 2025 @ 7:00pm Mar 29, 2025
Red Dog	Mar 27, 2025 @ 9:02pm Mar 27, 2025	A little mud but not bad. Some sections were beat up by cows
Stenner Flow	Mar 8, 2025 @ 5:56pm Mar 8, 2025
Flying Ewok-The Eucs	Mar 4, 2025 @ 6:52pm Mar 4, 2025