Two Miles of Franklin Trail Open

Posted by on Nov 1, 2013 in Blog, Featured | 0 comments On Friday, November 1st, the Franklin Trail ribbon cutting was held with over 150 in attendance. The Franklin Trail is Carpinteria's poster child for volunteering and in-kind service donations. Listening to all the accolades at the opening ceremony, one can only begin to guess the value for the time donated to the project that went way beyond moving dirt around with a pick and a...
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Trail Maintenance at Gaviota State Park

Posted by on Oct 27, 2013 in Featured | 2 comments The Beach to Backcountry Trail extends from the beach at Gaviota State Park to near the Vista de las Cruces School.  It's one of most beautiful trails on the Gaviota Coast.  Right now it is also one of the brushy-est trails, especially on the connector from beach to back country.  We will be focusing on the connector and working our way toward the back of the wind caves. Come join us on...
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Protect Gaviota Coast Public Access

Posted by on May 17, 2013 in Blog, Featured | 1 comment We have good news. In response to overwhelming public support, the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission has agreed to study a near-shore location for the California Coastal Trail on the Gaviota Coast. However, only part of the job is done. Without inclusion of strong policies, regulations and incentives in the draft Gaviota Plan, the dream of a 20-mile-long near-shore trail along the Gaviota...
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Midland School Trails

Posted by on Oct 29, 2012 in Day Hikes, Featured, Santa Ynez Mtns | 0 comments Thanks to a generous series of grants from Brett and Natalie Hodges, this spring and summer, the Trails Council has worked extremely hard to improve existing trails and develop new trails at Midland School. Thanks to the cooperation of Midland School and especially Ranch Manager Ben Munger, the Trails Council is proud to announce that the trails are now officially open — or at least they will...
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Romero Canyon

Posted by on Nov 19, 2011 in Day Hikes, Featured, Front Country | 0 comments TRAIL INFORMATION Distance: 3 miles up the trail to its intersection with Romero Road; 4 miles to the top of the trail; 1.5 miles road distance from the intersection to Romero Saddle Elevation Gain: 1,100 feet to intersection with Romero Road; 2175 feet to the top of the trail; 2,000 feet to Romero Saddle Difficulty: Moderate to strenuous Topo: Carpinteria (the trail isn’t on the...
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Ellwood Bluffs

Posted by on Jan 1, 2011 in Beach Walks, Featured, Goleta | 0 comments BEACH WALK INFORMATIONDistance—1-3 miles or more Topo— Dos Pueblos Canyon. DIRECTIONSFrom Santa Barbara drive northbound on Highway 101 to the Glen Annie/Storke Road exit in Goleta. Turn left, cross over the freeway and drive 0.3 miles to Hollister. Turn right and continue 1.7 miles to the Ellwood Bluffs parking lot. SETTING THE SCENEWhen Ellwood Cooper first visited Santa Barbara in 1868 as...
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