Casmalia Loop
Not quite a metric century, the route takes you down the entire Los Alamos Valley, through the lovely Casmalia Hills and cuts across Santa Maria into the upper Sisquoc River valley.
Year: 2007
Cat Canyon Loop
Lots of back country roads, little traffic, beautiful countryside scenery and places to stop along the way like the quaint town of Sisquoc or the historic Foxen Canyon Chapel make this a great ride. A stop at the Rancho Sisquoc Winery will make the loop complete.
Drum Canyon/Harris Grade
Prescription for the perfect workout: back country roads, excellent scenery, not too much traffic, and a couple of good climbs-this is an apt description of the Drum Canyon/Harris Grade Loop, especially during wildflower season.
Nojoqui Falls
Nojoqui Falls is located in one of Santa Barbara’s prettiest county parks. It is a short walk up the lush, narrow canyon to the falls, a 150′ foot drop over a travertine apron filled with clusters of maidenhair fern.
What Would a Goleta Oil Spill Look Like?
Goleta Grapevine talks oil and reports on the Dos Pueblos Performing Arts Center opening.
Alisos Canyon Loop
An excellent middle distance ride with miles of rural countryside and beautiful scenery; most of it, with the exception of Highway 246, is on little-traveled roads.
Figueroa Mountain Loop
In the spring there is no more beautiful place in the county than the crest of Figueroa Mountain, literally covered with square miles of poppy and lupine and forests of Coulter pine.
Foxen Canyon Wine Tour
Today Foxen Canyon is explored only by those out for an afternoon ride or in search of the excellent wineries developed here since the 1970s.
Zaca Station Loop
The country feeling begins almost immediately after you turn onto Foxen Canyon Road but the real treat are the wineries that lay ahead: Firestone; Fess Parker; and Zaca Mesa among others.
Ballard Canyon Loop
allard Canyon is one of the prettiest hideaways in the area, a long, thin valley formed by the creek running through the middle of it. The canyon is isolated, with few cars and lots of scenery. You may even spot a few bison grazing in the hills.
