Mountain biking The Irish Hills in San Luis Obispo, Ca

The Irish Hills Natural Reserve is located right outside of downtown SLO. It offers up about 8-10 miles of rocky, fast rolling single track. The loop is pretty easy to follow especially starting from where I did, linking onto King trail and working counter clockwise. I parked off Madonna road on DeVaul Ranch Dr, it's pretty easy to locate with plenty of parking options near a small park and the trail head. The Ocean View trails are obviously the crown jewel of the trek but all the trails were fun and challenging. In my opinion an intermediate rider could clean all these trails, the black ratings might be a tad too much (IMO) the loop was 8 miles with around 1,200 feet of climbing, definitely do able. Some of the climbs will test your cardio and technical riding capabilities but I didn’t find anything too extreme here. Not a ton of shade so beware on warm days, drink plenty of water. If you’re interested in riding here do yourself a favor and go check it out! Now get outside and ride your damn bike!
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[@davisbest]

Hope you loved the trails. I’ve spent 100’s of hours running them and still do. I know us runners can be annoying but love to see everyone enjoying the outdoors. Thanks for posting.

[@JakeSpeakman]

I did, it was a great trail system. I’ve never had any issues with runners, keep enjoying the trails.

[@EastBayRich]

nice! looks great! adding to the to-do list : )

[@JakeSpeakman]

Right on, thanks!

[@valdezm1983]

Great video. The only guy taking shots from the front. I like that! new here riding trails keep up the videos 💪🏼👍🏻

[@JakeSpeakman]

Thanks!! 😎

[@fabiozambrotti]

Nice video and looks awesome ride there . I loved those rock trails

[@JakeSpeakman]

Thanks Fabio! The trail system was awesome, right up my alley!

[@williamtsol636]

👍

[@JakeSpeakman]

😎

[@jrv373]

Great vid, I’ve been wanting to go down that way. We were just there for my son to visit Cal Poly. Time for another trip

[@JakeSpeakman]

Thanks! SLO is a great town, the riding isn’t bad either 😎

[@boblatkey7160]

I have a really nice Bell and I simply ring it when I need to which is when I can't see around the corner and in areas where I might surprise someone. Bells that are constantly rattling all the time are simply annoying as all hell.

[@JakeSpeakman]

Agreed!

[@Natedoc808]

Gotta love hikers just standing where they are in the way instead of chatting where there’s room. Calle (Caw-yay), means streets road in Spanish.

[@JakeSpeakman]

👍

[@Natedoc808]

@@JakeSpeakman I live in the area and have had many interactions with them on the trails, they take pleasure in being a barrier

[@ObeyBraziLiAn]

Fuck yeah !!!

[@JakeSpeakman]

🤙🤙🤙

[@eatnpooter1634]

Is the trail head easy to find ?

[@JakeSpeakman]

Yeah, super easy. I just parked on Devaul Ranch Dr. Start on Mariposa lower. Looking at the map there are currently some trail closures at the moment.

[@mikeylikesit6622]

Looks incredibly dangerous . Definitely won’t walk this trail next time I’m around there especially with people like this 😂 wtf

[@JakeSpeakman]

🤔

[@lagwall]

I can't stand riding with a bell. The sound drives me crazy. Great Video!

[@JakeSpeakman]

Thanks! Haha yeah i’m not a fan either.