Summit-to-Summit - Santa Maria Cyn Connector
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Trail Description
Summit-to-Summit - Santa Maria Canyon Connector is a short trail that connects the adjacent residential neighborhood with the Santa Maria Canyon Trail. The Santa Maria Canyon Trail is a short and relatively less traveled trail that provides users with both canyon and ocean scenery as it descends down into the canyon. Interesting features of the trail include several wooded groves and a footbridge where the trail crosses over Santa Maria Creek. Towards the end, the trail runs through a grassy meadow which provides unobstructed views of the hills surrounding the canyon.
From the 101 exit at Topanga Canyon Blvd (Hwy 27). Head south towards the mountains on Topanga Canyon Blvd for 3.5 miles and then turn left onto Viewridge Rd. In 0.4 miles the trailhead will be on the right.
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Otospermophilus beecheyi
Melanerpes formicivorus
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Falco sparverius
Falco peregrinus
Acer macrophyllum
Brassica nigra
Saliva mellifera
Archilochus alexandri
Lynx rufus
Juglans californica
Eriogonum fasciculatum
Frangula californica
Cruscuta californica
Epilobium canum
Eremophila alpestris
Ceanothus spp.
Eschscholzia californica
Callipepla californica
Rana draytonii
Artemisia californica
Aphelocoma californica
Platanus racemosa
Aphonopelma sp.
Adenostoma fasciculatum
Quercus agrifolia
Castilleja affinis
Taricha torosa
Dryopteris arguta
Accipiter cooperii
Canis latrans
Baccharis pilularis
Thamnophis hammondii
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Prunus ilicifolia
Castilleja gleasoni
Malosma laurina
Rhus integrifolia
Asio otus
Lupinus albifrons
Mimulus aurantiacus
Puma concolor
Artemisia douglasiana
Odocoileus hemionus
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Crotalus viridis
Calochortus plummerae
Toxicodendron diverisloba
Salvia leucophylla
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Heteromeles arbutifolia
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Sciurus griseus
Otus kennicottii
Salvia apiana
Elanus leucurus