45 min
This is a segment of T.V. Tower Road connecting Botanical Trail to Shooters. The entire forest road links the West Cuesta Ridge Trailhead to Cerro Alto in a scenic route that someone should totally try and upload to the site. The road is very wide, free of debris, and hard-packed. Although uninteresting, this connector offers fantastic views and stunning scenery. If you are hiking from Poly Canyon Road it offers a fantastic respite from the rocky trails and mud during the rainy season.<br><br>The trail begins at the very prominent T.V. towers for which it is named. Coming from Botanical Trail take an immediate right at the towers and continue on a relatively flat section of road. The road has some gentle rollers but is largely downhill. You'll pass multiple side trails that eventually join back up with the road after 1/4 mile or so. Because of these the turnoff for Shooters can be easy to miss. The turnoff for shooters is not marked, but you'll see the road take a sharp left away from San Luis Obispo and head towards Cuesta Pass and see the trail about 150 vertical feet below you on the right. Take this turnoff/side trail. There is a USFS iron hitching post, pass a small flat parking area, hike down a very steep hill, and turn right past a gate that says "no motorcycles". You are now on the Shooters Trail.