Hiking

3 trails match your filters.

• Hazard Peak via Bloody Nose / Hiedra Trail

  Strenuous

  Montaña de Oro State Park · MDO N entrance, Pecho Valley Rd, Los Osos

  6 mi1,200 ft gainOut-and-backBest: Mar–Jun, Oct–Nov

  Hikers say

  …this alternative approach weaves through a eucalyptus grove on Bloody Nose Trail before joining Hiedra Trail for outstanding views of Morro Rock and Hazard Canyon well before the summit — a worthwhile route variation that adds scenery and loop options compared to the direct Hazard Peak Trail.

  1,076-ft coastal summit, Morro Bay panorama, dune ecology.

  Dogs

  Not allowed

  Bikes

  Not allowed

  Parking

  Free lot near Hazard Canyon Rd

  Hazards

  Exposed ridge; rattlesnakes; poison oak; trail erodes after rain

  summitcoastal

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• Oats Peak Trail (Full Route)

  Strenuous

  Montaña de Oro State Park · Islay Creek CG, Pecho Valley Rd, Los Osos

  10.8 mi1,325 ft gainOut-and-backBest: Mar–Jun, Oct–Nov

  Hikers say

  …the extended full route is a remote, quiet experience compared to Valencia Peak, with the best views oriented inland over the park's canyons and the Irish Hills rather than oceanward — slippery near the rocky summit regardless of trail shoes.

  Second highest MDO summit (1,373 ft), Irish Hills panorama, Morro Rock views.

  Dogs

  Not allowed

  Bikes

  Allowed

  Parking

  Islay Creek CG day-use lot; $10 fee

  Hazards

  High bike traffic; poison oak; remote; long mileage

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• Point Buchon Trail

  Strenuous

  Diablo Canyon / PG&E · MDO S boundary, Pecho Valley Rd, Los Osos

  6.8 mi600 ft gainOut-and-backBest: Mar–Oct

  Hikers say

  …it's one of Central California's most beautiful and uncrowded coastal hikes — 8 miles round-trip, almost entirely flat, on PG&E land requiring a signed waiver at the gate — with a collapsed sea cave sinkhole, cattle and coyotes on the bluffs, and near-total absence of other hikers as defining qualities.

  Remote coastal cliffs, sea caves, elephant seals, tidepools, condor sightings.

  Dogs

  Not allowed

  Bikes

  Not allowed

  Parking

  PG&E permit required; departs from MDO lot

  Hazards

  Advance PG&E permit required; steep coastal cliffs; rattlesnakes

  coastalhidden gem

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