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Romero Fire Road

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  1. Areas
  2. CA
  3. …Southern California
  4. …Santa Barbara
  5. Romero Canyon
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6.6 Miles 10.7 Kilometers


Doubletrack

2,311' 704 m

Ascent

-154' -47 m

Descent

7%

Avg Grade (4°)

21%

Max Grade (12°)

3,133' 955 m

High

883' 269 m

Low

Conditions

Minor Issues 30 days ago
The trail is no longer closed as indicated. I just looped the lower Romero portion and it was great. History
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“A big climb with big views to access the Romero singletrack.”

— Leslie Kehmeier
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Description

The Romero fire road is a historic dirt road that climbs all the way to the top of Camino Cielo. You can ride it all the way to the top and back down, or make a loop with Upper Romero or Lower Romero. The Romero fire road is one of the few front country trails that can be ridden up.

Contacts

Local Club: Santa Barbara Mountain Bike Trail Volunteers

Jan 15, 2019: Trail Academy 2019 – January 12th and 13th

Dec 9, 2018: Lower Santa Cruz Trail Day – December 9th, 2018

Nov 13, 2018: Lower Santa Cruz and Camuesa Trail Work

Land Manager: USFS - Los Padres National Forest Office

Jan 31, 2019: Recreational target shooting ban extended for 12 months

Jan 29, 2019: Los Padres National Forest reduces fire restrictions

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Nov 5, 2017
Jaeson Greer
Oct 14, 2017
Jaeson Greer
Apr 16, 2017
Ben Zastovnik
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Dec 5, 2015
Jay Wright

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Trail Ratings

  3.6 from 7 votes

#2

in Romero Canyon

#12377

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#2

in Romero Canyon

#943

in California

#12,377

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Cistern overlook where the fire road meets Camino Cielo. Trail continues to the right where the paved road turns to dirt again and is a steep hike-a-bike up.
Cistern overlook where the fire road meets Cami…
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Killer views from the climb up Romero Road
Killer views from the climb up Romero Road
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Romero Fire Road
Romero Fire Road
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SBMTV bell box
SBMTV bell box
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The fire road on the way up, almost to the top. This is one of several little lookouts on the way up, past the singletrack intersection.
The fire road on the way up, almost to the top.…
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