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📏 ~1.5 miles round-trip
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Knapp's Castle Trail
Santa Ynez Valley
📸 Scenic
💎 Hidden Gem
🌅 Sunset Views
A short trail to the dramatic ruins of a 1916 mountain mansion above the Santa Ynez Valley — sweeping views both ways.
Knapp's Castle is the burned-out stone remains of a 1916 mountaineer's estate on East Camino Cielo. The flat 0.7-mile fire road delivers you to ruins with full-circle views of the Santa Ynez backcountry, Lake Cachuma, and the Pacific.
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East Camino Cielo, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
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