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Butterfly Beach Santa Barbara – Rincon Bluffs Preserve loop from Mussel Shoals

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United States

California

Ventura County

Butterfly Beach Santa Barbara – Rincon Bluffs Preserve loop from Mussel Shoals

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Butterfly Beach Santa Barbara – Rincon Bluffs Preserve loop from Mussel Shoals

03:01

51.0km

310m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 23, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 51.0 km for 100 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.08 km

Ralph Fertig Memorial Bikeway

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Miles of paved bike trail along the undeveloped Pacific coastline

Tip by

26.0 km

Butterfly Beach Santa Barbara

Highlight • Beach

Beautiful less visited beach in the eastern wealthy suburbs of Santa Barbara

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26.2 km

Butterfly Beach

Highlight • Beach

This is a beautiful sandy beach, and a pretty epic sunset spot!

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32.2 km

The Sacred Space

Highlight • Structure

Art from around the world thesacredspace.com

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39.9 km

Downtown Carpinteria

Highlight • Settlement

Mid-size coastal town with a long beach park and a diversity of food and accommodation options.

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43.4 km

Rincon Bluffs Preserve

Highlight • Viewpoint

Rincon Bluffs Preserve is one of the last remaining undeveloped coastal properties between the western edges of Goleta and the Ventura County line.

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51.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.4 km

7.48 km

1.68 km

1.20 km

195 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

49.6 km

1.30 km

195 m

Elevation

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Highest point (70 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

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Thursday 2 July

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Butterfly Beach Santa Barbara – Rincon Bluffs Preserve loop from Mussel Shoals

Ralph Fertig Memorial Bikeway

Butterfly Beach Santa Barbara

Butterfly Beach

The Sacred Space

Downtown Carpinteria

Rincon Bluffs Preserve

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