We’ve been doing a lot of trail running in the past few months.  My wife and I try to find a new trail to run as often as possible and have been succeeding in finding at least one new trail every couple of weeks.  Of course, this can’t last forever.  Eventually, we will have run most of the trails near our home and will have to drive continually farther away to continue to get the new trail input.  That’s OK. It’s a good reason to get out and explore.

I always take photos on our trail running adventures and while I have done trail reviews before, I recently realized that doing this on a more regular basis might help others to try out some of the trails we’ve discovered without so much trial and error.

Let’s start with today’s (3/28/2015) run:

Trail Location:  San Luis Obispo, CA

Trail:  Johnson Ranch to Irish Hills

Distance: 5.0 miles

Elevation: Minimum 93 feet, Maximum 643 feet

Surface: Packed dirt, rocks, double and single track

Summary:  This is a scenic, hilly trail with a combination of single and double track.  There is significant foot and bicycle traffic on the trail at peak times of the day.  As always, traffic becomes thinner as you get farther from the trail heads.  I highly recommend this trail if you don’t mind hills.

Photos:

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