Condor Trail trip reports?

Good question. I live near San Luis Obispo, and I don’t know much about it. We do have lots of rampant poison oak around here, so a poorly maintained trail can be a hazard if you are sensitive. I’ll be following this topic with interest. http://www.condortrail.com/faq/ Maybe this person knows: https://bryanconant.com/CONDOR/CondorTrailLayout.pd

I did hear of a person who made it southbound from Cuesta Ridge (Hwy 101 south of San Luis) to the Santa Lucia Wilderness near Lopez Lake a few years ago. He said the trail was non existent, and characterized the bushwacking through the poison oak as a foolish endeavor.

I have heard the actual trail work is being spearheaded by a local horseback group. Last year I did find a really nice trail from the Hi Mountain Road, Forest Road 30S05, headed north. It is at the end of the county maintained portion of the road (the road is very bad after this point). It seemed if someone were walking north from the Garcia Wilderness, this new trail would continue north.

http://www.hikelospadres.com is a great source for seasonal water information. Now is a good time to go, later it can be very hot and dry.

Erica

BPL member MINER hiked it in 2016, HERE is his Postholer Journal for his trip. If he doesn’t respond to this thread you could always PM him, my link to the Postholer Journal is his  Condor Trail Overview/Planning page you can look at the whole journal and photos just go to the upper right corner of the page(in case you have never been to Postholer and didn’t know that)

Thank you for the replies! I think I should have been a little bit more clear in my original post though.  I’m not really looking to thru-hike the CT, but just looking for recommendations on sections or nearby trips that would be good for 2-5 day trips, both with and without my 10 year-old daughter (she has some backpacking experience).  I live just outside SLO, and want to take advantage of our nearby options.  Thanks so much for the help!

Paul

I understood your question, that is why I gave you Miner’s profile so you could Pm him with specific questions and his trip report with an overview of the trail including the San Luis Obispo section.