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Point Buchon Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultLoop
California

Point Buchon Trail

Los Osos, California

7.9 mi

Distance

958 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 53m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Point Buchon Trail is a loop trail in San Luis Obispo County, California. It is 7.9 miles long. The nearest town is Los Osos, California, about 3 miles away in a straight line.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

We have no current condition data for this trail. Check with the operator before you go, and submit a report below if you've been recently.

On PG&E land, accessed through Montaña de Oro State Park (Coon Creek lot). Open Thursday–Monday only; check in at the trail attendant station, sign a liability waiver, and reserve via PG&E — limited to 275 hikers/day. Reservations open each spring at pge.com.

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Elevation Profile

Min:6 ft
Max:73 ft
Gain:292 ft
Loss:292 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 6 ft and 73 ft across 7.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.6 ft28 ft51 ft73 ft0.0 mi2.0 mi3.9 mi5.9 mi7.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi33 ft
High point5.8 mi73 ft
End7.9 mi33 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Los Osos, CA · about 3 mi away
County:
San Luis Obispo County, CA

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

Nearby Trails

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Rattlesnake Flats Trail

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Coon Creek Trail

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Rattlesnake Flats Trail

0.2 mi
TrailDifficulty: Easy

Rattlesnake Flats

1.5 mi
TrailDifficulty: Easy

Bluff Trail

0.3 mi
TrailDifficulty: Easy

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