Camuesa Connector Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Santa Barbara
, California
Difficulty Rating

Blue rate
Voted Difficulty

Blue (3 votes)
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

AM, XC
Direction

Downhill Primary
Popular direction shown
Physical Rating

Moderate
Dogs Allowed

Yes
Global Ranking
#35129 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #90920 in Trail Running
Local Popularity
80 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
Land Owner

Los Padres National Forest

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

Sage Trail Alliance
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory

More Stats for Camuesa Connector multi-use trail trail

Altitude change

-1,130 ft
Altitude min

1,061 ft
Altitude max

2,307 ft
Altitude start

2,195 ft
Altitude end

1,066 ft
Grade

-5.4%
Grade max

-42.2%
Grade min

34.7%
Distance climb

4,573 ft
Distance down

3 miles
Distance flat

1,161 ft
Avg time

00:40:32
Avg reverse time

00:51:33
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status	date	description
	Dec 26, 2024 @ 9:19pm Dec 26, 2024
	Dec 11, 2024 @ 12:30pm Dec 11, 2024	Fire road is fixed and the trail is in great shape after SAGE brushed it in the spring. Volunteer event upcoming on 1/19/25 if you’re interested...
	Jun 2, 2024 @ 12:09pm Jun 2, 2024	Fire road up is overgrown and the lower section has a slide that requires an interesting hike a bike. Upper fire road was fine. First downhill...
	Nov 21, 2023 @ 9:15pm Nov 21, 2023	So good!!
	Oct 31, 2023 @ 6:53am Oct 31, 2023	reporter Fully brushed by sage trail alliance - riding like a dream, just in time for temperatures to be cooling off. Enjoy! Please consider a donation to...

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