1.3 miles
Distance
156 ft
Climb
-672 ft
Descent
00:14:10
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Barranca Trail
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    Maintainer

Barranca Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Montana de Oro State Park
    Los Osos, California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (2 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Season
    Year Round
  • Global Ranking
    #38202 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #30406 in Trail Running
    • #93550 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 75 in Trail Running
    • 55 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    California State Parks

Barranca starts from East Boundary with a short climb with several short switchbacks. Beware of poison oak in this section. The top (mile 0.3) provides good views to the South side of Montana de Oro SP.

Right off the top, Barranca begins a steep twisty descent (12-20%). Beware of several blind corners on the upper half of the descent. The trail opens up a bit in the middle third for some great open ridgetop views before a second series of switchbacks. Near the bottom, a wide open traverse ends at a steep rocky drop and two final switchbacks before spitting out onto Islay Creek Road.

Barranca can also be climbed, and its steepness is a good challenge for a full mile.

Barranca handles rain MUCH better than the section of East Boundary that "parallels" Barranca. In the case of recent rain, Barranca is a better option than that section of East Boundary

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Barranca Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -516 ft
  • Altitude min
    358 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,004 ft
  • Altitude start
    874 ft
  • Altitude end
    358 ft
  • Grade max
    -39.175%
  • Grade min
    21.152%
  • Distance climb
    1,614 ft
  • Distance down
    4,912 ft
  • Distance flat
    313 ft
  • Avg time
    00:14:10
  • Avg reverse time
    00:25:26
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Status:
on Mar 2, 2023
Ideal
Avg: 3.8 (11 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Barranca Trail Trail Reports

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      Mar 2, 2023 @ 5:22pm
      Mar 2, 2023
      Feb 6, 2023 @ 5:13pm
      Feb 6, 2023
      Jan 23, 2023 @ 4:38am
      Jan 23, 2023
      		 No damage from storms. Crew did some water diversions on Manzanita that could throw you a bit off after the doubles, but everything in great shape.
      Jan 17, 2023 @ 5:41pm
      Jan 17, 2023
      		 In great shape after the two big storms!
      Jan 5, 2023 @ 5:28pm
      Jan 5, 2023
      		 Wet in places
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 17 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 298 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,810 rides
      • Last: Mar 27, 2023

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      Apr 18, 2022 @ 2:28pm
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      Nov 24, 2018 @ 1:37pm
      Nov 24, 2018
      188 |
      May 8, 2017 @ 6:18pm
      May 8, 2017
      176 |
      Nov 18, 2016 @ 5:01pm
      Nov 18, 2016

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