Packing List
Itinerary
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Important Note
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Packing List
Itinerary
Sunday, October 15, 2023
Fly or drive into Santa Barbara, CA (SBA), try to arrive by 1PM. If you have had
your online shakedown and are fairly ready to hit the road by say 4PM, you can
arrive later.
Take free airport shuttle to our local hotel to congregate and meet up:
TBD
Mini equipment shakedown, mostly going over what you already reviewed in your virtual
shakedown
Make-Your-Own trail mix bar from a surfeit of provided ingredients
"Before" body composition measurements taken
Trip to
REI,
321 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, (805) 560-1938, for forgotten or last minute equipment. Closes 8:00 pm (6PM on Sundays)
Your off-trail bag(s) will be put in storage at the hotel or storage unit.
Please limit the size and number of bags you are storing.
At around 4PM, group shuttles towards the Los Padres National Fores. We will go out
to a welcome dinner along the way (cost of dinner not included in trip cost)
The National Forest is about 1.5 hours from our meeting place/hotel.
When we arrive, set up and camp at Nira Campsite.
Monday, October 16, 2023
Begin Hiking at Nira, elevation 1788'
Hike 6.8 miles to Manzana Narrows, elevation 3032'
Water is reliable here
Camp at Manzana Narrows, elevation 3032'
Distance today: 6.8 miles. Total to date: 6.8 miles
Possible Bailout: Nira
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Hike 0.5 miles to the Manzana Trail, elevation 3143'
Turn left and hike 3.4 uphill miles to Happy Hunting Ground, elevation 3507'
Hike 3.6 downhill miles to Lonnie Davis, elevation 2664’. The water is beautiful here.
Camp at Lonnie Davis, elevation 2664’.
Distance today: 7.5 miles. Total to date: 14.3 miles
Possible Bailout: Nira
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Hike 0.6 miles to South Fork, elevation 2480'. There is reliable water and a ranger station
near here.
Turn Left on the Condor Trail
Hike 9.5 miles on the Lower Sisquoc Trail to Cliff, elevation 1791'
Camp at Cliff, elevation 1791'
Distance today: 10.1 miles. Total to date: 24.4 miles
Possible Bailout: No good options, over a day away
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Hike 6.7 miles on the Condor Trail / Lower Sisquoc Trail to Water Canyon, elevation 1329’
Camp at Water Canyon, elevation 1329’
Distance today: 6.7 miles. Total to date: 31.1 miles
Possible Bailout: No good options, over a day away
Friday, October 20, 2023
Hike 4.1 miles on the Condor Trail / Lower Sisquoc Trail to Manzana Schoolhouse, elevation 1162'
Manzana Schoolhouse is the lowest elevation on this trip
Turn left off the Condor Trail and hike 4.0 miles on a dirt road following Manzana Creek to Horseshoe Bend, elevation 1431'
Hike 1.4 miles on the Manzana Trail to Coldwater, elevation 1534'
Camp at Coldwater, elevation 1534'
Distance today: 9.5 miles. Total to date: 40.6 miles
Possible Bailout: Private dirt roads near Manzana Schoolhouse
Saturday, October 21, 2023
Hike 2.8 miles on the Manzana Trail to Sunset Road, elevation 1739'
Hike 0.4 miles on Sunset Road to NIRA, elevation 1788'
End of Hiking
Distance today: 3.2 miles. Total to date: 43.8 miles
Shuttle 1.5 hours back to Santa Barbara hotel
TBD
Your off-trail items will be retrieved and you will be reunited with them
"After" body composition measurements taken
Dinner and awards Ceremony (Dinner cost not included in trip cost)
This is the official end of the trip. You are welcome to spend the night at
the hotel, however if you drove and would like to get on the road or if you flew
and would like to schedule a late flight (or a red-eye if
this is a West Coast trip) you can definitely do so.
Sunday, October 22, 2023
Leave Hotel
Free airport shuttle or we will drop you at the airport or we will
pay for a shared cab / Uber
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