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Oso Flaco Lake Route – Avila Beach

Cycling Route

Details

48.49 mi

2,025 ft

This out-and-back route will take you from Avila Beach through Pismo and Oceano to Oso Flaco Lake, stopping by some significant historic landmarks along the way.

You’ll find natural beauty in abundance at the Monarch Butterfly Grove and history in action at the Great American Melodrama. In Pismo, you’ll connect with iconic Highway 1, riding from there to Oso Flaco Lake Road and then on to the lake.

Once you reach the lake, you’ll experience the peace and quiet of the smooth waters and stunning view—perhaps while you enjoy a sandwich from JJ’s Market. This 49-mile ride makes for the perfect day.

On the way:
• Avila Hot Springs
• Monarch Butterfly Grove
• Oceano Railroad Depot
• The Great American Melodrama & Vaudeville
• JJ's Market
• Monarch Dunes Golf Club
• Oso Flaco Lake

Learn more about this route at: https://www.cyclecentralcoast.com/routes/oso-flaco-lake-route/.

Created By

Cycle Central Coast

March 10, 2021·Public

Route and Elevation

Segments

Name	Distance	Elev. Diff.	Avg. Grade
Bob Jones - Avila to Parking Lot	2.43 mi	43 ft	0.0%
Bob Jones Climb	0.22 mi	20 ft	1.4%
Bob's decent	0.46 mi	-30 ft	-1.1%
Ontario Bridge Sprint	0.24 mi	-16 ft	-0.3%
Avila Hot Springs hill	0.43 mi	148 ft	5.1%
Final push to 101 Fwy	0.19 mi	52 ft	5.1%
Shell Beach Rd. (uphill sprint from Avila Beach Dr.)	0.23 mi	82 ft	4.2%
Mattie South	2.01 mi	72 ft	0.4%
Mattie Road (eastwards/downhill)	2.06 mi	66 ft	0.2%
Bombing through Pismo	2.48 mi	-95 ft	-0.7%
Short Blast Past The Monach Perserve	0.89 mi	26 ft	0.2%
Highway TT	4.40 mi	49 ft	0.2%
Cabrillo Speed Zone!	0.36 mi	13 ft	0.6%
Goodbye Pismo......I'm Sad	1.39 mi	20 ft	0.2%
Hwy 1 Warm Up for the Hill	0.44 mi	7 ft	0.0%
MDR Strawberry Hill	0.78 mi	177 ft	4.2%
Up to the Mesa	1.67 mi	167 ft	1.9%
hwy1 climb	0.53 mi	194 ft	6.8%
MDR - The REAL CLIMB	0.49 mi	187 ft	7.1%
Steeper MDR Hill	0.44 mi	171 ft	7.3%
Hwy 1 S Halcyon to the top	0.68 mi	62 ft	1.6%
S. Halcyon to Via Concha Rd.	5.26 mi	190 ft	0.1%
Friggin Wall Double D	1.28 mi	-174 ft	-2.1%
Oso Flaco Lake Rd	3.00 mi	-56 ft	-0.3%
Nipomo Mesa to Gas Station	5.25 mi	200 ft	0.4%
The Friggin Wall	0.42 mi	128 ft	5.6%
Halcyon Down Strawberry Hill	1.27 mi	-197 ft	-1.8%
Kowabonga hill	0.93 mi	-207 ft	-3.5%
Doty-Garcia	0.56 mi	-210 ft	-7.1%
Sprint to Oceano	1.14 mi	-33 ft	-0.6%
Grinding it out to Grand Ave	3.00 mi	-56 ft	-0.3%
Chase Me if you can	1.72 mi	39 ft	0.1%
Sprint to 13th	1.42 mi	-36 ft	-0.4%
Pier to Grand	1.04 mi	-30 ft	-0.3%
Grover Beach Train Station to Downtown Pismo	1.27 mi	-13 ft	-0.0%
Monach Butter Fly Short TT Seg.	0.98 mi	16 ft	0.1%
Grand to Village Dr TT	0.95 mi	7 ft	0.0%
Grove to Preserve	2.20 mi	148 ft	1.2%
Climb from Bun Place	0.19 mi	33 ft	3.1%
Don't sit... hammer down!	0.15 mi	39 ft	4.8%
Mattie Road (westwards/uphill)	2.08 mi	-59 ft	-0.4%
Mattie Road	2.03 mi	-56 ft	-0.2%
Shell Beach Rd Finish	0.35 mi	49 ft	2.3%
Bridge Sprint North	0.25 mi	-7 ft	-0.5%
Bike path to Avila	2.11 mi	43 ft	0.1%
Blue Heron Climb	0.47 mi	23 ft	0.8%
Alp de Bob Jones	0.22 mi	23 ft	1.3%
Blue Heron, race golf carts to Beach Colony	0.17 mi	-33 ft	-1.0%
SLO-GIRODCC: Avila Beach Drive Sprint Finish	0.13 mi	-7 ft	-1.0%