3,503 ft
Distance
190 ft
Climb
-93 ft
Descent
00:10:41
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Morro View Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Irish Hills
    San Luis Obispo, California
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Season
    Year Round
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
  • Global Ranking
    #74553 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #29421 in Trail Running
    • #12450 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in Trail Running
    • 70 in Hiking

Morro View climbs to the top of Irish Hills Open Space through brush and several loose, rocky, and moderately technical sections. It's an awesome flowing descent out to a vista of Morro Bay. Fun ridden either way.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Morro View multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    97 ft
  • Altitude min
    837 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,021 ft
  • Altitude start
    837 ft
  • Altitude end
    934 ft
  • Grade
    2.778%
  • Grade max
    -12.056%
  • Grade min
    17.827%
  • Distance climb
    1,846 ft
  • Distance down
    1,305 ft
  • Distance flat
    352 ft
  • Avg time
    00:10:41
  • Avg reverse time
    00:13:56
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Status:
on Feb 18, 2025
Dry
Avg: 3.76 (3 votes)
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Trail Conditions
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  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Partial
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
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  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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      Morro View Trail Reports

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      Feb 18, 2025 @ 12:59pm
      Feb 18, 2025
      Feb 8, 2023 @ 10:22pm
      Feb 8, 2023
      Perfect
      Apr 28, 2022 @ 4:22pm
      Apr 28, 2022
      Nov 9, 2021 @ 7:07am
      Nov 9, 2021
      Dry and in good condition
      Sep 10, 2021 @ 4:05pm
      Sep 10, 2021
      Loose and dry, traction is tricky in spots.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 10.1 km avg distance
      6 Months
      • 16 rides
      • 10.8 km avg distance
      All
      • 99 rides
      • Last: Jun 13, 2025

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      Dec 9, 2020 @ 9:03pm
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      Nov 29, 2020 @ 9:15pm
      Nov 29, 2020
      43 |
      Nov 29, 2020 @ 9:15pm
      Nov 29, 2020
      39 |
      Jun 16, 2019 @ 9:40pm
      Jun 16, 2019

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      youtuber Morro View Trail - San Luis Obispo, CA
      3:47 | 352 | Jun 17, 2019 , San Luis Obispo
      Technical Descents Down Mariposa Trail Irish Hills
      10:11 | 260 | May 26, 2020 , San Luis Obispo
      Mountainbiking Irish Hills-4KGoPro Hero5-Morro...
      426 | Mar 8, 2017 , San Luis Obispo
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