Adventure 008, Hike 086 - Bob Jones City to the Sea Trail

Capture California, the Game-2012

Adventure: 008, Hike 086 – Bob Jones City to the Sea Trail

Team: Thing One, Thing Two

Date:  September 5. 2012

Location: Avila Beach

Hike Info:

Trail: Bob Jones City to the Sea Trail

Distance: 6.1 miles

Duration: 2:02

Elevation Rise: 133'

 
 







Description:

Our third of our four hikes of today. 

The four are: Guiton Loop Trail, Butterfly Grove-California Coastal Trail, Bob Jones City to the Sea Trail, and the Pirate Cove/Cave Landing Trail.

Bob Jones City to the Sea Trail. Originally this was the Avila Valley Bike Trail, but in the 90's it was renamed to honor Bob Jones. Bob Jones worked for the Department of Fishery for about 20 years. Even after he retired from the State, he was involved with the environment, enough so that he started his own environmental management company.









We started this trail from the County parking lot on Ontario Road. The path follows the San Luis Obispo Creek almost the full length of the trail, giving a quiet, shaded trip, along with the wildlife which typically area around aquatic environments. After going about a mile, we go under San Luis Bay Drive and come out onto private property, owned by Avila Beach Resorts.



There is sort of a love/hate going on in my mind. It really is a beautiful area which the company has granted permission to travel through. On the other hand, there are a lot of signs reminding you this is private property and do not touch anything but the paved trail.



As we continue on down the trail, it changes from a dedicated path to a lightly used road. This goes along the side of the Avila Beach Golf Course and then turns left to cross a lagoon where herons and ducks reside. Here we enter into Avila Beach with a short walk to the beach. We walk down to the pier and enjoy the sea air, the bird and the fishermen. The walk back is retracing our steps.