NO HIKE IF RAINING. Remember to take water.  No need to register, just show up.

INSPIRATION POINT – 8:30 AM. A 1,750-foot scenic overlook with sweeping vistas of the Pacific Ocean, Channel Islands, Santa Barbara and Goleta. Hiking Distance: 3+ miles round trip. Elevation gain: 800 feet. Hiking time: 2 to 2.5 hours (go at your pace). Difficulty: Moderate-Strenuous.  Co-leader sweeps the trail, Hikers look out for each other, No one left behind. DIRECTIONS: Meet at the end of Tunnel Rd. From either direction, Exit 101 at Mission and head toward mountains. Three blocks past State, turn left on Garden, go two blocks and turn right on Los Olivos. Pass the Santa Barbara Mission on your left, staying in left lane into Mission Canyon Rd. Reaching dead-end at Foothill Drive (Hwy 192) turn right. After 0.1 miles, turn left on continuation of Mission Canyon. After 0.2 mile bear left onto Tunnel Rd. Trailhead is 0.8 miles ahead. When you make the hard left turn at cream-colored house with gray shutters, you are 0.3 miles from trailhead. Parking is limited. Scan ahead for spaces. Your tires must be fully outside the white line, or you are likely to be ticketed.  HIKE LEADERS: Jane Tully, jane6039@gmail.com; John Watson, watsonjw@swbell.net, 805-689-4379; Bo Kite, roykite2004@yahoo.com; Neal Polans, & Susan Wong.

If you are uncertain about the difficulty of our hikes, you might want to begin with Jesusita Trail to Moreno Ranch.  It is the easier of our hikes, with less elevation gain.  But all of our hikes have significant stretches with uneven footing.  Happy Hikers events are open to graduates of Newcomers, visitors of Newcomers, and members of the general public.  Our hikes feature good conversations and the opportunity to make new friends.