Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Morning Glory Trail
USFSLand Manager- City of San Luis Obispo Ranger ServiceLand Manager
Morning Glory Details
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Riding AreaWest Cuesta Ridge
San Luis Obispo, California -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (1 vote)
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM
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Trail UsageBiking Primary
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular direction shown
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Climb DifficultyDouble Black Diamond
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Dogs AllowedYes
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TTFs on TrailBerm, Rock Face, Rock Garden, Other
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Global Ranking
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Local Popularity85 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 85 in Hiking
Built by the CCCMB in 1996, Morning Glory is more technically challenging than nearby Shooters, but not as difficult as Pick and Shovel or The What Trail.
Descending Morning Glory, you will first encounter narrow, rocky singletrack with multiple switchback turns. Go left at the intersection with Double Bypass (there is now a nice new sign pointing you in the right direction at the intersection), and you'll descend shortly to an abrupt and steep creek crossing, followed by a small climb. The trail soon turns back downhill and continues winding through tall brush, across (usually) dry creek beds, and through various rock gardens, with a few more punchy little climbs thrown in along the way. Upper Botanical trail combined with Morning Glory is one of the most popular descents in San Luis Obispo, and rightfully so.
Local Trail Association
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Central Coast Concerned Mountain Bikers
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More Stats for Morning Glory bike trail
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Altitude change-541 ft
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Altitude min1,310 ft
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Altitude max1,863 ft
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Altitude start1,859 ft
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Altitude end1,318 ft
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Grade-6.678%
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Grade max-26.135%
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Grade min29.551%
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Distance climb1,655 ft
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Distance down1 miles
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Distance flat547 ft
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Avg time00:12:30
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Avg reverse time00:21:58
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- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
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- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed or Major Issue / Red
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Morning Glory Trail Reports
Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 2 rides
- 10 miles avg distance
6 Months
- 100 rides
- 14 miles avg distance
All
- 671 rides
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