WHEN
Saturday December 6th, 2025.
Roll at 6:30 am from the trailhead.
WHERE
Start:
Poly Canyon Trailhead at Cal Poly
Finish:
Pismo Preserve at Pismo Beach
ROUTE
Follow this link for route map on CalTopo.
Hammerhead Karoo owners: follow this link to easily add it to your routes.
Here it is on Strava if that's what you prefer.
.gpx file here for everybody else.
You can also download the course from CalTopo in whatever other format you prefer, click "Export" in the upper left corner on the CalTopo site from your desktop web browser.
Generally this is the route:
Poly Canyon - Quercus - Miossi - Stagecoach - Squid Lips. Back up Stagecoach and TV Tower - Moto - What - up Powerline. Boneyard - Trailside - Employees Only - Lower Pick. Traverse to Morning Glory, part way up Shooters - Bombers - Elevator - RR Tracks - out Poly Canyon via Tough 'n Dirty - Pinnit. Head over to Madonna and up M to the top - Rock Garden - Wrap around to Hans Yay. from here, we're headed to the ocean, but this year we're going south. Head out Madonna Rd and take the Froom Connector, we'll climb via Chutes 'n Ladders, and then stay right all the way up to Oceanview. Come back down and to keep it simple, all rights all the way through Johnson Ranch. Then it's a road spin to Pismo Preserve. Keeping to the all rights navigation theme we'll counterclockwise swirl all the way to the top and then back down before calling it a day.
65mi
10,700ft
DETAILS
- There
might not should be a burrito wagon this year, but as usual make sure you've got what you need.
- Parking in the lots at Cal Poly should be free on the weekends.
- There is now a voluntary dontation fee to park at the Pismo Preserve lot.
- Do your best to arrange a ride back to town, but usually somebody has some extra space.
WEATHER
RULES
- Be considerate to other trail users and the environment.
- Be safe. Ride with a buddy, especially if you're unfamiliar with the area.
- Be self supported. This isn't an organized ride with support. I'm just sharing a route I'll be riding this day, you're welcome to come along but you ride at your own risk.
- Be capable. You should have some confidence tackling the terrain and distance you're attempting to ride.
- Enjoy the trails.