Peaks

 

10

 

 

Pursuers

 

43

 

 

Finishers

 

1

 

 

The "Santa Barbara 10". Includes 10 peaks in the front range of the Santa Ynez Mountains towering over Santa Barbara and west above 101 all the way to Gaviota. Builds on the Santa Barbara 5 with 5 additional peaks to the west.

 

Highest peak

Santa Ynez Peak

4,298 ft / 1,310 m

Most prominent peak

Santa Ynez Peak

2,078 ft / 633 m

Most climbed peak

Gaviota Peak

42 climbs

Most difficult peak

White Mountain

Class 2

Difficulty breakdown

Class 1/2 1 peak

Top climbing months

February   16%

October   14%

March   12%

Highlights
"Some hikes are fun, and some seem like punishment for bad behavior. The Santa Barbara Three Peaks loop fits the description of the latter. The hike features ample Boulder scrambling for all the peaks. So tedious the climb, it took 5 hours to climb all three peaks while hiking only 3.5 miles. Then, to wrap it up, The Tunnel Trail is the return leg. This trail rivals any other as the rockiest trail known. This loop is solidly in the difficult category. 9.38 miles with 3,455' elevation gain, taking 8:35. That's just a little more than 1 mile per hour! Completion by me would not be possible without checking the posted trak on the Alltrails app like every 5 minutes. " — MikeTeeples • Jun 15, 2024
"Some hikes are fun, and some seem like punishment for bad behavior. The Santa Barbara Three Peaks loop fits the description of the latter. The hike features ample Boulder scrambling for all the peaks. So tedious the climb, it took 5 hours to climb all three peaks while hiking only 3.5 miles. Then, to wrap it up, The Tunnel Trail is the return leg. This trail rivals any other as the rockiest trail known. This loop is solidly in the difficult category. " — MikeTeeples • Jun 15, 2024
"Some hikes are fun, and some seem like punishment for bad behavior. The Santa Barbara Three Peaks loop fits the description of the latter. The hike features ample Boulder scrambling for all the peaks. So tedious the climb, it took 5 hours to climb all three peaks while hiking only 3.5 miles. Then, to wrap it up, The Tunnel Trail is the return leg. This trail rivals any other as the rockiest trail known. This loop is solidly in the difficult category. " — MikeTeeples • Jun 15, 2024
"Beautiful day! 3 miles up, 3 miles down. Super views up and down the coast. Straight forward hike mostly on a fire road except for the last 1/3 of a mile to the top. Wanted to bag this one for 6 years, timing just never seemed to work out. " — DoyleWalton • Jan 18, 2021
"It was my "weekend off" from hiking so I wanted something close and relatively short. Gaviota Peak fit the bill and was actually stunningly beautiful. I ran some intervals on the way up to increase the difficulty." — klotito • Feb 18, 2018