Irish Hills Natural Reserve
San Luis Obispo / Los Osos Valley · near San Luis Obispo · Central Coast
Mountain Biking
At a glance
- Skill level
- advanced
- Trail miles
- ~18 mi across ~32 mapped trails
- Elevation
- Rolling, ~1,000+ft gain to ocean-view ridgelines
- Best season
- Fall-spring; city wet-trail closure rules apply
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- No
Mountain Biking detail
- Ride types
- xc · all-mountain
- Signature trails
- Froom Creek Trail · Ocean View (Top) · Mariposa / Chutes and Ladders
- Ebike
- No
- Ebike note
- City of San Luis Obispo natural-surface trail prohibition on e-bikes/motorized use.
- Intl tip
- Pair it with Cerro San Luis for a full SLO day - both ride from town and share the same rental shops. Carry a bell for the multi-use trails.
The guide
Irish Hills is the biggest and most varied of San Luis Obispo's open-space networks, threading chaparral hills between the city…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Irish Hills Natural Reserve — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 35.2445, -120.688