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Parking is at a spacious parking lot.
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Trails follow dirt tracks that head out on the mesa before splitting into a larger network of paths.
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Areas of the hike pass beneath shady canopies of trees.
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Upon reaching the edge of the mesa, the trail follows along the cliffs edge overlooking the ocean.
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Views of the Santa Ynez mountains from Ellwood Mesa.
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Ellwood Mesa in Isla Vista offers a network of flat trails in the natural area.
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Scenic views over the ocean.
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Ellwood Mesa.
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The trail follows the contour of the landscape overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
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An interpretive sign along the dirt trail.
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Hikers can choose the path they follow back into the mesa.
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Entering the Ellwood Butterfly Sanctuary, the trail becomes protected by shady eucalyptus trees.
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Ellwood Butterfly Sanctuary
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The portions of the trail inland tend to have a more shady path than those nearer the coastline.