Announcing a new Meetup for Southern California Mountain Bikers!

What: Last Minute Cannell Trail, Kernville

When: Sunday, July 18, 2010 8:00 AM

Where: Cannell Trail
11113 Kernville Road
Kernville, CA 93238
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Only 5 people are singed up for the shuttle this Sunday which is the minimum. The Cannell Trail is one of those epic trails you read about. Our shuttle will be via a commercial operator in Kernville. Cannell Sunday is $36.05. All shuttle reservations must be prepaid and once they fill at 26 it's closed. Cannell is not for everyone. It is 24 miles long and does have some climbing at over 9000 ft elevation. The operator suggests a riding ability of advanced intermediate or above and you must be in good riding shape. There is no quick "bailout" on this ride. You must have something with you to eat and plenty of water. The first 16 miles starts at 9200 feet and continues up and down to 7500 ft., so it is not roasting hot. There is water at Big Meadows which is about 9 miles in. After that any water would have to be filtered. The ride will take 4-7 hours to complete. The shuttle ride to the top from Kernville takes about 1.5 hours. The most famous part of this ride is the Plunge which drops 5000 ft in 8 miles (7500 ft elevation to 2500). As you descend this part of the trail it will gradually get quite hot. It's all single track some of which has exposure. Have a look in the photo albums for pictures from last fall and last week of this ride. There are sections where the ground is quite soft. I've found a fairly big tire with big knobs is best (like riding Mammoth's pumice). There are rocky descents that make a bike with some good travel nice. There is too much climbing to bring a downhill bike. Look at this link for more infromation http://www.mtnriver.com/mountain_biking_shuttles.htm From there you will be able to see much more about this awesome ride including a video. Don't wait to sign up. I did this ride 9 times last year and 4 times so far this year. It just opened June 12.

RSVP to this Meetup:
http://www.MTBOutdoors.com/calendar/14123291/