Trailpalooza Nature Hike

Santa Maria Valley Open Space has teamed up with the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County and the Santa Maria Natural History Museum to lead a 5-mile hike through the beautiful Solomon Hills. The hike will be led by biologists who are knowledgeable about local plants, birds and wild life. Come and get all your nature questions answered! 

 

 

 

The hike will follow the 5-mile trail run course starting from the Newlove Picnic Grounds in the Solomon Hills south of Orcutt. The trail climbs from the picnic grounds and meanders south with some short steep climbs and rolling hills, takes in great views from high country near Solomon Peak, and eventually completes a loop back to the Picnic Grounds.

 

 

 

Hikers should bring water, appropriate foot-ware for hiking, sun protection, snacks and whatever you need for the outdoors. 

 

 

Location: Meet at Solomon Hills' Newlove Picnic Grounds, 1555 Orcutt Hill Rd. Orcutt, CA.

 

 

Entry is only from US101 at about 1.3 south of Clark Avenue.  

 

 

Park in the designated areas on the right as you enter the picnic grounds. We will meetup at the covered kiosk just to the right of the flagpole in the main picnic area.

 

 

9:00AM to Noonish. Hike starts from the picnic grounds. Everyone must be with and stay with the group from the start. This a unique opportunity to hike on private property that is shared with cattle ranching and oil field operations. Our permission to take you on this hike depends on everyone's cooperation, abiding by the rules and being respectful of the property, animals, wildlife and their facilities. 

 

 

Cost: $20 that includes entry to Trailpalooza on Saturday, June 7. We will have a list of registrants at the gate on June when you arrive at Trailpalooza and just tell the volunteer there you are on the list.   If you are already registered for the trail run, mountain bike racing or 0k run; we will count that registration for the hike also! Let us know where you are registered when you arrive for the hike.

 

Thank you,