Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Camuesa Connector Trail
USFSLand Manager
Camuesa Connector Details
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Riding AreaSanta Barbara
Santa Barbara, California -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (1 vote)
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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Trail UsageMulti-use
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular direction shown
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Physical RatingModerate
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Global Ranking#14634 in Mountain Biking
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Local Popularity60 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
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Land Manager
This trail is very much the little brother of the nearby Santa Cruz Trail. The trail is shorter, the climb to the trail head is shorter, and while there is one exposed area, it is much less threatening than the Santa Cruz Trail.
Most people ride this as a loop starting from the Lower Oso day use area. You can either take the road or the trail from Lower Oso to Upper Oso campground. From there you take the Camuesa OHV Road to the trail head. It is around 2.5 miles and 1000 ft of climbing from Upper Oso to the trail head. The bottom of the trail crosses the Santa Ynez River and meets up with the road from the Red Rock area. Turn downhill and ride the road back to Lower Oso, about 2.5 miles.
From the trail head you descend through a meadow and into a narrow canyon. This leads to the first of three climbs. And this first one is the toughest, with steeply climbing switch backs. The descents between the climbs are fun and flowy on relatively smooth single track. The rest of the climbs are short and a nice break from descending through the chaparral.
This trail is sometimes used by horses from the nearby Rancho Oso, so please ride with a bell.
Local Trail Association
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More Stats for Camuesa Connector bike trail
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Altitude change-1,119 ft
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Altitude min1,064 ft
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Altitude max2,319 ft
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Altitude start2,208 ft
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Altitude end1,089 ft
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Grade max-50%
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Grade min54.693%
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Distance climb1 miles
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Distance down3 miles
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Distance flat1,884 ft
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Avg time00:40:26
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Avg reverse time00:00:26
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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
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- > 50%
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- < 2 days
- < 1 week
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- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
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- One Direction
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- Double Black Diamond
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- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed or Major Issue / Red
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Camuesa Connector Trail Reports
Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 0 rides
6 Months
- 39 rides
- 15 miles avg distance
All
- 195 rides
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Routes with this trail
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getsomesy
(Jul 24, 2017 at 20:51)
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(Jan 24, 2019 at 19:04)
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