Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Santa Cruz (Little Pine Mountain) Trail
USFSLand Manager
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaSanta Barbara
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Difficulty Rating
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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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Dogs AllowedYes
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Global Ranking#4819 in Mountain Biking
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Local Popularity15 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 85 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
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Land Manager
Santa Cruz Trail, also known as Little Pine, is a Santa Barbara back country classic. The upper trail head is near Happy Hollow camp ground at the top of Little Pine Mountain, and the bottom trail head is a short way up the Camuesa OHV road from the Upper Oso camp ground. While some adventurous souls climb the Santa Cruz trail, most continue past the lower trail head and up the OHV road. Take a left at the intersection with Buckhorn road. Next take the cut off to Happy Hollow at the cistern. The trail head is on your right as you arrive in Happy Hollow. It is about 11 miles and 4000 feet of climbing from Upper Oso to the upper trail head.
While overall an intermediate trail, there are sections of extreme exposure and loose shale. The section near the top from Alexander Saddle down to the upper meadow has breathtaking views, but you really don't want to ride off the trail here. And don't be shy about walking areas in the shale slides. Otherwise just hang on for more than 5 miles of single track bliss.
You will often encounter hikers on this trail, so please ride with a bell.
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More Stats for Santa Cruz Trail (Little Pine Mountain) bike trail
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Altitude change-2,923 ft
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Altitude min1,344 ft
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Altitude max4,352 ft
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Altitude start4,302 ft
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Altitude end1,379 ft
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Grade max-51.037%
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Grade min48.475%
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Distance climb4,164 ft
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Distance down4 miles
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Distance flat2,109 ft
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Avg time00:58:41
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Santa Cruz Trail... Trail Reports
Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 0 rides
6 Months
- 3 rides
- 29 miles avg distance
All
- 61 rides
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Routes with this trail
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+ 0
otahally
(Nov 30, 2017 at 14:32)
Matthewmako
(Aug 8, 2020 at 11:09)
Videos
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