San Ysidro Trail

TRAIL INFORMATION Distance: 1.75 miles to the end of the canyon section; 4.5 miles to Camino Cielo    Elevation Gain: 2,970 feet   Difficulty: Moderate to strenuous depending on distance   Topo: Santa Barbara and Carpinteria    RECREATIONAL MAP SERIES: Map No. 2—Santa Barbara Front Country—Trail #8 HIGHLIGHTS Though at first the trail winds past a home and then follows a graded dirt...
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Cold Springs East Fork

TRAIL INFORMATION Distance: 0.75 mile to pools; 1.5 miles to Montecito Overlook; 3.5 miles to Montecito Peak; 4.5 miles to Camino Cielo Elevation Gain: 2,675 feet to crest Difficulty: Moderate to strenuous depending on distance Topo: Santa Barbara RECREATIONAL MAP SERIES: Map No. 2—Santa Barbara Front Country—Trail #6 HIGHLIGHTS This is absolutely my very favorite trail. Within a few yards of...
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San Antonio Creek

TRAIL INFORMATION Distance: 1.5 miles Elevation Gain: 148 feet to intersection with Highway 154 Difficulty: Easy Topo: Santa Barbara HIGHLIGHTS Though this is a relatively short hike and isn’t terribly primitive, it is a wonderful place to take children. Tucker’s Grove is perfect for a picnic, and it has the best playground equipment for kids anywhere in Santa Barbara. The hike is level so...
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Youth Program at the Wheeler Gorger Visitor Center

Saturday, August 20th.   At 10:00 am Mike Havstad, photographer, teacher, geologist, gem miner, collector of  rocks,  minerals,  fossils,  meteorites,  shells, and coins, will present a program that may connect your youth to a hobby that could possibly keep your child out of trouble during his/her challenging adolescent years.  This could be the catalyst that leads to a life-long hobby or...
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Jesusita Trail Project This Sunday

Sunday, August 21. SBMTV announces its monthly trail maintenance event. Let's get out and take care of the brush and fix the tread on the Jesusita trail traverse.  Nutrient rich soil and this year's rains have caused an incredible amount of plant growth all along Jesusita Trail.  At the Jesusita "traverse", this growth has pushed all users to the outer edge of the trail bed - which is now...
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