4.0 miles
Distance
399 ft
Climb
-16 ft
Descent
00:22:27
Avg time

Rail Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    West Cuesta Ridge
    San Luis Obispo, California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Secondary Access Road/Trail rate
  • Trail Type
    Rail Trail
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat, Adaptive MTB, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 50 in E-Biking
    • 65 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

Just a trail along the Union Pacific RR Tracks that is frequently used to access Old Stagecoach Road and The Eucs

This trail is unsanctioned.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Rail Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    381 ft
  • Altitude min
    877 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,261 ft
  • Altitude start
    877 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,257 ft
  • Grade
    1.8%
  • Grade max
    -6.6%
  • Grade min
    10.8%
  • Distance climb
    4 miles
  • Distance down
    942 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,457 ft
  • Avg time
    00:22:27
  • Avg reverse time
    00:21:46
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on Apr 5, 2018
Dry
Avg: 1.5 (2 votes)
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      Apr 5, 2018 @ 8:00am
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 3 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 116 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      All
      • 506 rides
      • Last: Jul 29, 2023

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      Nov 29, 2020 @ 11:15am
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      Sep 22, 2017 @ 7:38pm
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      Sep 22, 2017 @ 7:38pm
      Sep 22, 2017
      76 |
      Sep 16, 2017 @ 8:25pm
      Sep 16, 2017

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