About trails in Santa Barbara County, California

Santa Barbara County has 308 named trails on the map, covering 892 miles in total, an average of 2.9 miles per trail. That is the 23rd largest mapped trail network among 57 counties in California. 288 of them are tagged for hiking and 88 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Forest Route 9N11, at 42.0 miles. 45 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 16 trailheads, 138 campsites, 16 waterfalls, and 16 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Montecito, Eastern Goleta Valley, and Mission Canyon.

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308All trails

288Hiking 88Mountain biking

892Total miles

138Campsites

16Boat launches

16Waterfalls

16Trailheads

Forest Route 9N11HikeMTB42.0 mi California Mission Trail - stage 07 Mission Santa Barbara to Mission Santa InésHike41.3 mi Coast Bicycle RouteMTB34.3 mi Sisquoc TrailHike32.2 mi Cross Town Bicycle RouteMTB22.6 mi Manzana TrailHike22.4 mi Horse Canyon - La Brea TrailHike20.8 mi California Mission Trail - stage 08 - Mission Santa Inés to Mission La Purisma ConceptionHike18.5 mi Hildreth Peak RoadHikeMTB17.4 mi California Mission Trail - stage 06 Mission San Buenaventura, Ventura to Mission Santa BarbaraHike17.4 mi Hurricane Deck TrailHike14.4 mi Mission Pine TrailHike14.4 mi Baron Ranch TrailHike13.6 mi Foothill RouteMTB12.6 mi Divide Peak OHVHike12.3 mi East Camino RoadHikeMTB12.3 mi Romero Camuesa RoadHikeMTB10.8 mi Pendola Jeep RoadHikeMTB10.2 mi Bill Wallace Trail10.1 mi Forest Route 32S13MTB10.0 mi Franklin TrailHikeMTB9.9 mi Santa Cruz TrailHikeMTB9.9 mi Potrero Seco RoadHikeMTB9.6 mi Mono Alamar TrailHike9.3 mi Alamar TrailHike8.4 mi Forest Service Route 8N08HikeMTB7.8 mi Lost Valley TrailHike7.4 mi Camuesa RoadHikeMTB7.3 mi Navy RoadHike7.0 mi Indian Canyon TrailHikeMTB6.7 mi Romero Canyon RoadHikeMTB6.6 mi North Goleta Bike RouteMTB6.5 mi Forest Route 5N18Hike6.3 mi State Street Bike RouteMTB6.3 mi Poplar TrailHike6.3 mi Arroyo Burro TrailHike6.2 mi Gibraltar RoadHike6.1 mi Juncal RoadHikeMTB5.8 mi Kerry Canyon TrailHike5.8 mi Sierra Pablo RoadHike5.7 mi Roque Canyon TrailHike5.7 mi Arroyo Burro RoadHike5.7 mi Blue Canyon TrailHike5.2 mi Cold Spring TrailHikeMTB5.1 mi Dom Victor TrailHike5.1 mi Matias Potrero TrailHike4.8 mi Montañon Ridge TrailHike4.7 mi Fall Canyon TrailHike4.6 mi California Coastal TrailHike4.4 mi Point Sal RoadHike4.4 mi San Ysidro TrailHikeMTB4.3 mi Los Carneros RouteMTB4.3 mi Monte Arido RoadHikeMTB4.3 mi Buckthorn TrailHikeMTB4.3 mi Forest Service Route 5N15HikeMTB4.1 mi Santa Cruz JeepwayHikeMTB4.1 mi Tunnel TrailHikeMTB4.1 mi East Fork Cold Spring TrailHikeMTB4.1 mi Camuesa Connector TrailHikeMTB4.0 mi Loma Pelona Loop RoadHike4.0 mi Edison CatwayHikeMTB4.0 mi Del Norte TrailHike3.8 mi Obern TrailHikeMTB3.8 mi Jesusita TrailHikeMTB3.7 mi Smugglers RoadHike3.6 mi Fairview RouteMTB3.6 mi Lovers LoopHike3.4 mi Montecito RouteMTB3.4 mi Aliso Canyon TrailHike3.3 mi Refugio RoadHikeMTB3.3 mi Devil's CanyonHike3.3 mi Potrero Canyon TrailHike3.2 mi Caliente TrailHike3.1 mi Trespass TrailHike3.1 mi Jackson TrailHike3.1 mi Davey Brown TrailHike3.0 mi Munch Canyon TrailHike3.0 mi Red Rock TrailHike2.9 mi Big Cone Spruce TrailHike2.9 mi Patterson RouteMTB2.9 mi Puerta Suelo TrailHike2.9 mi Gaviota Peak Fire RoadHike2.8 mi Westside Community PaseoMTB2.7 mi Aliso TrailHike2.7 mi Turnpike RouteMTB2.7 mi Montañon TrailHike2.7 mi Aniso TrailHike2.7 mi Tequepis TrailHike2.7 mi Gibraltar TrailHike2.6 mi SM Foothills Preserve TrailHike2.6 mi Camuesa Peak RouteHikeMTB2.5 mi Hog Pen Spring RoadHike2.5 mi Sweetwater TrailHike2.5 mi White Elephant TrailHike2.5 mi Maria Ygnacio RouteMTB2.5 mi Elephant Seal Cove TrailHike2.4 mi Ennisbrook TrailHike2.3 mi North Fork Cold Spring TrailHike2.3 mi Pelican Bay Trail (Restricted Access)Hike2.1 mi Parma Peak LoopHikeMTB2.1 mi California Mission TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Old Ranch RoadHike2.1 mi Modoc Road Multiuse PathHikeMTB2.0 mi Snyder TrailHike1.9 mi West Fork Cold Spring TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Cherry Canyon TrailHike1.9 mi Santa Maria River Levee TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Forbush Canyon TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Willow Spur TrailHike1.8 mi Mission Canyon CatwayHikeMTB1.8 mi Rock Garden TrailHike1.8 mi McMenemy TrailHike1.7 mi Cuyler Harbor BeachHike1.7 mi Overlook Fire RoadHike1.7 mi Romero TrailHike1.6 mi Skunk PointHike1.6 mi Freemount Fuel BreakHike1.6 mi Signal Peak Loop TrailHike1.6 mi San Antonio Creek TrailHike1.6 mi Rattlesnake CanyonHike1.6 mi North Bluff TrailHike1.6 mi Grass Mountain TrailHike1.5 mi Las Positas Road Multiuse PathHikeMTB1.5 mi Arch Point Loop TrailHike1.5 mi Perkins TrailHike1.5 mi Maple Canyon TrailHike1.5 mi Murrieta RoadHikeMTB1.5 mi Riverside Bike PathHike1.5 mi 19 Oaks Connector TrailHike1.5 mi Battles Road Multi-Purpose Trail1.4 mi Castillo RouteMTB1.4 mi High Country TrailHike1.4 mi Cavern Point Loop TrailHike1.4 mi Santa Maria Valley Multipurpose TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Cathedral Peak TrailHike1.4 mi Scorpion Canyon Loop TrailHike1.4 mi East La Cuesta TrailHike1.4 mi Lower Romero TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Ridge Top TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Hollister TrailHike1.3 mi Mono Jungle Bypass trailHike1.3 mi Coffin Family TrailHike1.3 mi Coulter Pine RidgeHike1.2 mi Buena Vista TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Toro Ridge TrailHike1.2 mi Ridge TrailHike1.2 mi Lobo Canyon TrailHike1.2 mi Hot Springs TrailHike1.1 mi Beach to Backcountry TrailHike1.1 mi Torrey Pines TrailHike1.1 mi Las Cruces TrailHike1.1 mi Tunnel View TrailHike1.1 mi Maria Ygnacio Bike PathHikeMTB1.1 mi Bechers Bay Coastal TrailHike1.0 mi China Pines RoadHike1.0 mi Alan Hancock Bike PathHikeMTB1.0 mi Romero WestHikeMTB1.0 mi Upper Romero TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Canada de la CaleraHike1.0 mi Mesa TrailHike1.0 mi Willow Spring TrailHike1.0 mi Yucca TrailHike1.0 mi Eastside Community PaseoMTB1.0 mi Red Rock Springs TrailHike0.9 mi Horse TrailHike0.9 mi Inspiration Point TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Matias ConnectorHike0.9 mi Fire Break TrailHike0.9 mi Peter Bakewell TrailHike0.8 mi Stevens Park TrailHike0.8 mi QAD TrailHike0.8 mi Potato Harbor RoadHike0.8 mi Lower Oso To Upper Oso TrailHike0.8 mi Santa Claus Lane Bike PathHikeMTB0.8 mi Santa Barbara Foundation TrailHike0.8 mi Old Pueblo TrailHike0.8 mi walk pathHike0.8 mi Birabent Canyon TrailHike0.8 mi Bella Vista Ranch TrailHike0.7 mi Gazebo trailHike0.7 mi San Onofre Beach TrailHike0.7 mi Bodger RoadHike0.7 mi Las Barrancas TrailHike0.7 mi Mission CragsHike0.7 mi Toro Canyon TrailHike0.7 mi Manzanita TrailHike0.7 mi Downhill TrailHike0.7 mi Reservoir TrailHike0.7 mi Basin TralHike0.6 mi Happy Hollow Connector TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Pond TrailHike0.6 mi Ortega TrailHike0.6 mi cow canyon bluff trailHike0.6 mi Summerland Loop TrailHike0.6 mi Coyote Creek TrailHike0.6 mi Woodland TrailHike0.6 mi Valley Club TrailHike0.6 mi Las Positas TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Marsh Trail NorthHike0.6 mi Lower TrailHike0.6 mi McKinley Mountain TrailHike0.6 mi River Park RoadHikeMTB0.6 mi Scorpion Valley RoadHike0.6 mi Girard TrailHike0.6 mi Edison Access RoadHikeMTB0.6 mi Hot Springs FireroadHikeMTB0.6 mi Rattlesnake Connector TrailHike0.5 mi Southside TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Ortega Bike PathHikeMTB0.5 mi Rim TrailHike0.5 mi Marsh Trail EastHike0.5 mi Burro TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Watershed TrailHike0.5 mi Cynthia Wood TrailHike0.5 mi 3 pools TrailHike0.5 mi Rhodes-Fleming Coastal TrailHike0.5 mi Plateau TrailHike0.5 mi Cold - Hot Springs ConnectorHike0.5 mi Sycamore Creek East Loop TrailHike0.5 mi Pino Alto Nature TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi West La Cuesta TrailHike0.5 mi Valley View TrailHike0.5 mi Historic Olive Grove Loop TrailHike0.5 mi Lobo CanyonHike0.4 mi Lower Basin TrailHike0.4 mi Public Trail EasementHike0.4 mi Root Cellar TrailHike0.4 mi Lower Toro Canyon Ridge TrailHike0.4 mi Signal Peak LoopHike0.4 mi San Antonio Creek Trail ConnectorHike0.4 mi Fearing TrailHike0.4 mi Saddle Rock TrailHike0.4 mi Watershed LoopHike0.4 mi Sierra Club TrailHike0.4 mi Marsh Trail WestHike0.4 mi Cut-Off TrailHike0.4 mi Ortega Ridge TrailHike0.4 mi Acorn TrailHike0.3 mi Channel Drive BikewayHikeMTB0.3 mi Ennisbrook LoopHikeMTB0.3 mi Corkscrew TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Switch back TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Acacia WalkHike0.3 mi Horseshoe TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Dinosaur LoopHike0.3 mi Wiman TrailHike0.3 mi Cliff Dive TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Senior Cabin CutoffHike0.3 mi Cameusa Peak RoadHikeMTB0.3 mi Forest Route 8N07Hike0.3 mi Sycamore WalkHikeMTB0.3 mi Ortega Hill TrailHike0.3 mi Canyon View Nature TrailHike0.3 mi Goleta PierHike0.3 mi Rocky Nook Park TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Pritchett TrailHike0.3 mi Science WalkHike0.3 mi Big Oaks TrailHike0.3 mi Point Sal Beach RoadHike0.3 mi Valerio TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Big Pine Camp TrailHike0.3 mi John & Maria Van Wingerden TrailHike0.3 mi Ryon Park FootpathHike0.3 mi Ortega Street FootbridgeHikeMTB0.2 mi 4th StreetHike0.2 mi Camino MedioHike0.2 mi Little Pine Spring TrailHike0.2 mi Gaviota Peak Trail0.2 mi Rattlesnake Canyon Connector TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Boardwalk PathHike0.2 mi 19 Oaks TrailHike0.2 mi Sidewinder TrailHike0.2 mi Cliff Hanger TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi 7 Falls TrailHike0.2 mi Coyote TrailHike0.2 mi Bubb's Peak TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Dinosaur TrailHike0.2 mi Padaro Beach PathHike0.2 mi Oak Canyon TrailHike0.2 mi Oak WalkHike0.2 mi Mission Pine Basin Camp TrailHike0.2 mi path wayHike0.2 mi Jake Boysel Multipurpose PathwayMTB0.2 mi Bechers Bay Campground TrailHike0.2 mi Sycamore Creek West Loop TrailHike0.2 mi Birch WalkHike0.2 mi bicycleMTB0.1 mi Artists' PassageHike0.1 mi Montecito Peak TrailHike0.1 mi Sequoia WalkHike0.1 mi Easton Aqueduct TrailHike0.1 mi Laurel WalkHike0.1 mi Cypress WalkHike0.1 mi Juniper WalkHike0.1 mi Woodland Loop TrailHike0.1 mi Vieja DriveHike0.1 mi Cutoff TrailHike0.1 mi Equestrian Bypass TrailHike0.1 mi Fire/Access RoadHikeMTB0.1 mi Bob's TrailHike0.1 mi

Trails by town in Santa Barbara County

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27 trails nearby

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt September 2, 2026.