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Image Courtesy of Carpinteria Valley Museum of History elevation change: 3,683 ft. distance: 7.34 mi. Franklin Trail Santa Barbara County Multi-Use Trail Meredith & Duncan Abbott & Family • Whitney Abbott & Murray McTigue Family • William Abbott • David Allen • Ben Anderson David & Lyn Anderson • Vera Bensen • Ginny & Tim Bliss • Sharon & David Bradford • Rita Bright • Doug Campbell Carpinteria Masonic Lodge 444 • Carpinteria Morning Rotary Club • Carolyn Chandler • Laura & Michael Cleary • Carpinteria Beautiful • John Culbertson • Gunilla & Jim De Arkland • Deckers Outdoor Corporation • Diana Dolan • Dowitcher Designs Suzanne Duca Family • Sally and Terry Eagle • George & Philomena Erb • Michael Feeney • Ray Ford • Bud Girard Mia Girard Rivera • Graham Goodfield • The Goodfield Family • Bill Guthy and Victoria Jackson • Jim & Lisa Hammock Natalie & Brett Hodges • Island Brewing Co. • Ann Jackson Family Foundation • Tom & Judy Jackson • Rebecca Kapustay George Karlson • The Kuttler Family • Peter Lapidus Construction • Peter Lewis & Naila Mathis • Jeffrey Light & Christine Wong Archie M. Look • Friends & Family of Frank Louda • Brad Lundgren of Allen & Kimbell LLP • Amanda & Jim McIntyre Biff McIntyre • Andy Mirkin • Montecito Trails Foundation • Andrea Adams Morden • David Moseley • Jane & Steve Murray MNS Engineers • Brian Nash • Oak Group Artists • Suzanne Perkins • Jim Phillipi • Harry & Joyce Powell • Margaret L. Rhodes Richard & Margaret Rhodes • Ted Rhodes and Joan Pascal • Rincon Energy Partners • Matt Roberts • Antonia Robertson Taliesin Ryan • Santa Barbara Foundation • Andy Sheaffer • Jean Schuyler • Nini and Peter Seaman • Kevin & Sheila Snow Judy & Jack Stapelmann • Carl Stucky • Arturo Tello • VAI Van Atta Associates Inc • Eileen and Hans Van Koppen John Venable • Ed & Nadia Van Wingerden • Rene & June Van Wingerden • Doug & Jaleh White • Mark Wilkinson HISTORY OF FRANKLIN TRAIL COMMUNITY SUPPORT Although people have hiked Franklin Canyon since time immemorial, the original Franklin Trail dates to 1913, when the Forest Service built a trail from the Carpinteria Valley to the ridge of the Santa Ynez Mountains. This gave hikers and riders a direct route to the Santa Ynez River. In the 1930s, Franklin Canyon was closed to the public after a fire was attributed to picnickers there. The public then accessed the trail via the Edison service road. The trail was closed in the 1970s when ranchers whose land it crossed became concerned about the transmission of avocado root rot on the feet of hikers and horses. Efforts to reopen the trail by the County Riding and Hiking Trails Advisory Committee and the Montecito Trails Foundation gained momen- tum when, with the help of the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County, landowners gradually granted easements across their property. From 2011-2013, Friends of Franklin Trail spearheaded the fundraising efforts, with generous community support, to rebuild the trail. This trail has been realized through the overwhelming support of the Friends of Franklin Trail community and the cooperation of Salud Carbajal & Santa Barbara County, County of Santa Barbara Community Services Department, Land Trust for Santa Barbara County, Caltrans (EEMP grant), City of Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County Trails Council, Montecito Trails Foundation, Carpinteria Unified School District, Johannes Persoon Family, Bill and Glenna Horton, Rancho Monte Alegre and the Los Padres National Forest. The Franklin Trail would not be possible without the generous financial support of hundreds of people who contributed to the trail fund. We would like to acknowledge the following donors who gave a thousand dollars or more in financial or in-kind contributions to this effort: FIRE DANGER Franklin Trail is a High Fire Hazard Area. All fires prohibited. No smoking allowed. Prevent wildfires! BE PREPARED Bring water, wear appropriate clothes and shoes, and be watchful of your surroundings. WILDLIFE The chaparral and mountainous terrain is home to bears, mountain lions, bobcats, coyotes, rattlesnakes, and ticks. POISON OAK Avoid coming in contact with the poison oak that lines the sides of the trail. Wear protective clothing and stay on the trail. NO TRESPASSING Keeping the trail open depends on respecting our neighbors. The trail is flanked by private property from the trailhead to the Los Padres National Forest. CITY AND COUNTY ORDINANCES This trail is managed by Santa Barbara County Parks under the authority of Santa Barbara County Code Chapter 26 and applicable City of Carpinteria ordinances. IN CASE OF EMERGENCY Call 911 WARNINGS ALL TRAIL USERS No fires or camping No firearms or shooting Respect private property—stay on marked trails Be courteous to all trail users Do not use trail when wet or muddy Prevent erosion—never cut switchbacks Do not litter—carry out what you bring in MOUNTAIN BIKERS Use bike bells to alert other trail users Stop for hikers and horses to pass Announce your presence when approaching Anticipate other users when trail visibility is low Avoid skidding HIKERS AND RUNNERS Yield to horses, talk, ask how best to pass Be alert for approaching bicyclists Avoid cutting across switchbacks TRAIL USERS WITH DOGS Dogs must be on-leash Dogs must be under owner’s control Do not allow dogs to chase wildlife Remove dog waste to trash receptacle EQUESTRIANS Horse manure must be removed from the trailhead Know the terrain, your ability and that of your horse Inform other trail users of the safest way to pass PLEASE READ DANGER HIGH FIRE HAZARD AREA All Fires Prohibited No Smoking Allowed 822 ft Max Elev 21 ft Start Elev 801 ft Gain 1750 ft Max Elev 21 ft Start Elev 1729 ft Gain 3704 ft Max Elev 21 ft Start Elev 3683 ft Gain 2500 ft 2000 ft 1500 ft 1000 ft 500 ft 21 ft 3000 ft 3704 ft 1.0 mi 2.0 mi 3.0 mi 4.0 mi 5.0 mi 6.0 mi 7.0 mi 7.34 mi End Phase One: 2.15 miles End Phase Two: 5.20 miles End Phase Three: 7.34 miles Los Padres National Forest P Private Lands Private Lands Carpinteria High School Jameson Reservoir 0 0.4 0.8 1.2 Miles Divide Peak OHV End of Phase One Elevation 822 Feet Franklin Trail Northside End Phase One: 2.15 miles End Phase Two: 5.20 miles End Phase Three: 7.34 miles End of Phase Two Elevation 1750 Feet Historic Forest Service Trail Impassable Franklin Trail Elevation Forest Boundary Forest Boundary 750 800 850 700 650 550 600 500 250 300 100 1050 150 200 250 900 1300 1250 1200 350 400 450 300 100 150 200 250 350 350 400 400 450 150 200 700 650 550 600 500 Franklin Creek 192 192 Trailhead Parking Meadow View Trailhead Kiosk Linden Avenue Meadow View Ln P P Trailhead Parking Sterling Avenue Sterling Franklin Park 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.05 Miles Carpinteria High School End of Phase One Elevation 822 Feet Land Trust for Santa Barbara County Montecito Trails Foundation Santa Barbara County Trails Council Trail Open During Daylight Hours
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Image Courtesy of Carpinteria Valley Museum of History
elevation change: 3,683 ft. distance: 7.34 mi.Franklin TrailSanta Barbara County Multi-Use Trail
Meredith & Duncan Abbott & Family • Whitney Abbott & Murray McTigue Family • William Abbott • David Allen • Ben Anderson David & Lyn Anderson • Vera Bensen • Ginny & Tim Bliss • Sharon & David Bradford • Rita Bright • Doug CampbellCarpinteria Masonic Lodge 444 • Carpinteria Morning Rotary Club • Carolyn Chandler • Laura & Michael Cleary • Carpinteria Beautiful • John Culbertson • Gunilla & Jim De Arkland • Deckers Outdoor Corporation • Diana Dolan • Dowitcher Designs Suzanne Duca Family • Sally and Terry Eagle • George & Philomena Erb • Michael Feeney • Ray Ford • Bud GirardMia Girard Rivera • Graham Good�eld • The Good�eld Family • Bill Guthy and Victoria Jackson • Jim & Lisa Hammock Natalie & Brett Hodges • Island Brewing Co. • Ann Jackson Family Foundation • Tom & Judy Jackson • Rebecca Kapustay George Karlson • The Kuttler Family • Peter Lapidus Construction • Peter Lewis & Naila Mathis • Jeffrey Light & Christine Wong Archie M. Look • Friends & Family of Frank Louda • Brad Lundgren of Allen & Kimbell LLP • Amanda & Jim McIntyre Biff McIntyre • Andy Mirkin • Montecito Trails Foundation • Andrea Adams Morden • David Moseley • Jane & Steve Murray MNS Engineers • Brian Nash • Oak Group Artists • Suzanne Perkins • Jim Phillipi • Harry & Joyce Powell • Margaret L. Rhodes Richard & Margaret Rhodes • Ted Rhodes and Joan Pascal • Rincon Energy Partners • Matt Roberts • Antonia Robertson Taliesin Ryan • Santa Barbara Foundation • Andy Sheaffer • Jean Schuyler • Nini and Peter Seaman • Kevin & Sheila Snow Judy & Jack Stapelmann • Carl Stucky • Arturo Tello • VAI Van Atta Associates Inc • Eileen and Hans Van KoppenJohn Venable • Ed & Nadia Van Wingerden • Rene & June Van Wingerden • Doug & Jaleh White • Mark Wilkinson
HISTORY OF FRANKLIN TRAIL
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Although people have hiked Franklin Canyon since time immemorial, the original Franklin Trail dates to 1913, when the Forest Service built a trail from the Carpinteria Valley to the ridge of the Santa Ynez Mountains. This gave hikers and riders a direct route to the Santa Ynez River. In the 1930s, Franklin Canyon was closed to the public after a �re was attributed to picnickers there. The public then accessed the trail via the Edison service road.
The trail was closed in the 1970s when ranchers whose land it crossed became concerned about the transmission of avocado root rot on the feet of hikers and horses. Efforts
to reopen the trail by the County Riding and Hiking Trails Advisory Committee and the Montecito Trails Foundation gained momen-tum when, with the help of the Land Trust for Santa Barbara
County, landowners gradually granted easements across their property.
From 2011-2013, Friends of Franklin Trail spearheaded the fundraising efforts, with generous community support, to rebuild the trail.
This trail has been realized through the overwhelming support of the Friends of Franklin Trail community and the cooperation of Salud Carbajal & Santa Barbara County, County of Santa Barbara Community Services Department, Land Trust for Santa Barbara County, Caltrans (EEMP grant), City of Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County Trails Council, Montecito Trails Foundation, Carpinteria Uni�ed School District, Johannes Persoon Family,
Bill and Glenna Horton, Rancho Monte Alegre and the Los Padres National Forest.
The Franklin Trail would not be possible without the generous �nancial support of hundreds of people who contributed to the trail fund. We would like to acknowledge the following donors who gave a thousand dollars or more in �nancial or in-kind contributions to this effort:
FIRE DANGERFranklin Trail is a High Fire Hazard Area. All �res prohibited. No smoking allowed.Prevent wild�res!
BE PREPAREDBring water, wear appropriate clothes and shoes, and be watchful of your surroundings.
WILDLIFEThe chaparral and mountainous terrain is home to bears, mountain lions, bobcats, coyotes, rattlesnakes, and ticks.
POISON OAKAvoid coming in contact with the poison oakthat lines the sides of the trail. Wearprotective clothing and stay on the trail.
NO TRESPASSINGKeeping the trail open depends on respecting our neighbors. The trail is �anked by private property from the trailhead to the Los Padres National Forest.
CITY AND COUNTY ORDINANCESThis trail is managed by Santa Barbara County Parks under the authority of Santa Barbara County Code Chapter 26 and applicable City of Carpinteria ordinances.
IN CASE OF EMERGENCYCall 911
WARNINGS
ALL TRAIL USERSNo �res or campingNo �rearms or shootingRespect private property—stay on marked trailsBe courteous to all trail usersDo not use trail when wet or muddyPrevent erosion—never cut switchbacksDo not litter—carry out what you bring in
MOUNTAIN BIKERS Use bike bells to alert other trail usersStop for hikers and horses to pass Announce your presence when approaching Anticipate other users when trail visibility is lowAvoid skidding
HIKERS AND RUNNERSYield to horses, talk, ask how best to passBe alert for approaching bicyclistsAvoid cutting across switchbacks
TRAIL USERS WITH DOGSDogs must be on-leash Dogs must be under owner’s controlDo not allow dogs to chase wildlifeRemove dog waste to trash receptacle
EQUESTRIANSHorse manure must be removed from the trailheadKnow the terrain, your ability and that of your horseInform other trail users of the safest way to pass
PLEASE READ
DANGERHIGH FIRE
HAZARD AREAAll Fires Prohibited
No Smoking Allowed
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End Phase One: 2.15 miles
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End Phase Three: 7.34 miles
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