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RUNS
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.: USCB Lagoon Run :. Start the run at Goleta Beach Park. To reach the park from Santa Barbara, take the 101 Northbound to Highway 217/UCSB. Exit at Sandspit Road and turn left at the stop sign. The park will be on the right. You may park anywhere along the beach. Start the run by heading towards the bluffs and UCSB (heading right if you are facing the ocean.) There are several worn paths leading up the bluff toward campus. As you reach the top, continue on the dirt path that runs along the edge of the cliffs. The path will change to a groomed path for a few hundred yards and then will spill out onto a sidewalk to the right of a parking lot. Continue straight down a gentle slope in the road and the lagoon will come into view. Head towards the bluffs and up one of the several steep paths to the top of the bluffs. At this point there are several trails that spread across the top of the bluffs; the leftmost trail will hug the edge of the bluff near the ocean, and the rightmost will be the shortest path that is closer to the lagoon. Choose either because both will lead you to the same downhill path within a few minutes of running. At the bottom of the first slope, you’ll see a few blue arrows painted on the asphalt from past races. Follow the arrow to the top of the slope and it should indicate for you to turn right onto a single track dirt path. Follow this path as it traces the lagoon from the top of the bluffs. After about a half mile, you’ll spill back out to the main asphalt trail and down a slope. At the bottom of the slope, hug the lagoon trail to the right. In about a half mile, you’ll follow the trail up a slope past a parking lot. Stay to your right and make a sharp jog around a fence and down a few stairs. Continue to the right onto a sidewalk and head back up to the road. Take a left and follow the trail back to Goleta Beach. This scenic run is just under 4 miles, enjoy! view map To add more mileage, you can follow the bike path away from Goleta Beach toward Santa Barbara. The bike path is indicated by the purple line in the diagram of the park.  
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