In addition to all the other advantages of having a Santa Barbara vacation rental as your home base during your vacation, here’s one most people don’t think about. After a day of hiking in Santa Barbara, you’ll look as weathered as Indiana Jones after the truck sequence in Raiders. Which would you rather do - track dirt through the lobby of a luxury hotel or come to your homey Santa Barbara vacation rental where you can flop down in your own living room and stagger into a refreshing private hot tub or pool?To get you started on the right foot, here are six tips for enjoying your Santa Barbara hike.
Santa Babara Hiking Tips for Great Santa Barbara Hikes #1: There’s a great Santa Barbara hike right at your doorstep. No matter which Santa Barbara vacation rental home you choose, you’re going to be close to a great hiking trail. If you want to check how close your Santa Barbara vacation rental is to some great hiking trails, go to these maps at Trails.com. You will have to register with this pay site to get the full benefit of trail guides and topographical maps, but the overview map can give you some very clear ideas about which Santa Barbara hiking trials are closest to you.
Santa Babara Hiking Tips for Great Santa Barbara Hikes #2: Get a map. Trail maps are available at Pacific Travelers Supply, 12 W. Anapamu St. (at State St.; tel. 888/PAC-TRAV or 805/963-4438), at the Santa Barbara visitor center, and from Traffic Solutions (tel. 805/963-7283).
Santa Babara Hiking Tips for Great Santa Barbara Hikes #3: Pace yourself. Santa Barbara hiking trails have hikes for all skill levels. Some Santa Barbara beach walks are short and level, while some treks into the mountains can be strenuous, steep, all-day affairs. To get started, one of the most popular Santa Barbara hikes is also one of the easiest (maybe there’s a connection there). The Seven Falls/Inspiration Point Trail starts on Tunnel Road and takes you right by the mission and the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.
Santa Babara Hiking Tips for Great Santa Barbara Hikes #4: Check out the most popular Santa Barbara hikes. The best way to begin your Santa Barbara hike is to start by surfing the top Santa Barbara hiking sites.
- The Santa Barbara Independent lists the best Santa Barbara hikes, displaying photos, suggestions and loving details about what sights to check out.along the way: http://www.independent.com/news/outdoors/day-hikes/.
- Santa Barbara Hikes is the most detailed with levels of difficulty, GPS coordinates, updates from fellow hikers, etc: http://santabarbarahikes.com/.
- The Santa Barbara Trail Guide has scheduled hikes, the latest hiking news, trail photos, GPS coordinates, trial hazards, geology, wildflowers, etc: http://www.santabarbaratrailguide.com/index.shtml.
- Local hikes lists the top Santa Barbara hikes: http://www.localhikes.com/MSA/MSA_7480.asp
- Santa Barbara.com breaks down Santa Barbara hikes into categories like common hikes, beach hikes, mountaintop hikes, inland hikes: http://www.santabarbara.com/activities/hikes/.
- Santa Barbara Outdoors also has a section for mountain biking: http://www.sb-outdoors.org/.
Santa Babara Hiking Tips for Great Santa Barbara Hikes #6: Go with a guide. If you are looking for a little one-on-one guidance for your Santa Barbara hike, check out Santa Barbara Adventure Company’s guided day hikes: http://www.sbadventureco.com/adventures/day-hikes/. If love to hike and kayak, check out the guided Gaviota Kayak/Hot Spring hike tour by Captain Jack Tours: http://www.captainjackstours.com/.
Hikers love all the Santa Barbara hiking trails. Santa Barbara hikers hike by day and then enjoy the culture, festivities and nightlife the city has to offer. You can go on a great Santa Barbara beachside hike in the morning, come home to your Santa Barbara vacation rental to get refreshed and then go wine tasting in the afternoon and to dinner at a wonderful restaurant. How your end your nights in your Santa Barbara vacation rental is up to you.
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