December 5. Meetup time 8:00 AM Cost $36.05 - you pay the shuttle master on-site

Anyone wanting to do the epic Cannell ride out of Kernville is invited this Saturday. The ride is over 25 miles with the famous Plunge at the end (5000 vert in 8 miles). This is a shuttle. Currently there are not enough people signed up to do the commercial shuttle so the operator is going to supply a driver and we will use my car which can hold 4 bikes. If we get 5 people they will use their van and trailer. Cost of the shuttle either way is $36.05. The ride to the top at 9,200 ft takes about 1.25 hours from Kernville. Ride down 4-7 hours. Not a ride for a beginner or someone grossly out of shape. On the other hand I'm 63 and have done it in about 5 hours 5 weekends in a row.

The meet up place is in Kernville at Mountain River Adventures in the center of town. They like to leave at 8:30 especially with the shorter days. Check-in time at 8:00. The ride from the top should start about 9:30 with a finishing time between 2:30 to 4 depending on the speed of the group. There is a lot of downhill but it should be ranked as a cross country ride because there is climbing. Do not bring a downhill bike. There are some rough sections that make 5+ inches of travel appreciated. I have been doing it on a Foes Inferno that weighs 33 lbs and has 7 inches of travel. I also do it on a Fly that weighs 38 lbs and has 8 inches of travel.
From La Verne (210 fwy and 57 fwy) it is a 3 hour drive to Kernville via the 5 through Bakersfied or the other way up 15 to 395 and over Walker Pass by Inyokern. Good news is you are home relatively early to catch up on the sleep you missed in the morning. If we have a small group we should carpool.
Directions: Interstate 5 to Bakersfield, 178 east to 155 north to Kernville and Mountain River Adventures (just before the bridge over the Kern River on the north side of the street).
Alternate route: Interstate 15 toward Las Vegas to 395 north to Hwy 178 in Inyokern. Left on 178 to Hwy 14 and left again. Take Hwy 178 right toward Lake Isabella at Freeman Junction. Turn right on Sierra Way and follow it to Kernville. Turn left on Burlendo Rd toward the town center. Cross the bridge over the Kern and meet at Mountain River Adventures on the north side of the street. Overall distance about 200 miles from La Verne either way.
You could also come up the 14 to 178 but it took me 20 minutes longer when I did it.

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