Kernville Wednesday May 22nd to Sunday 25th

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  1. randalnelson

    randalnelson Member

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    Anyone going to be up that way, have shuttle driver and room for two bikes besides mine.
    Want to ride Cannell Trail and more. Let me know.
    [email protected]
     
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    Might be interested, any idea how much is still covered with snow?
    I rode it once last October and ended up hiking through a fair bit of snow for the first half.
     
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    No Snow

    I am signed up for Mountain and River Adventures shuttle on Saturday, last I spoke with them they had 12 signed up.
    Plan to hit up some other trails on Thursday and Friday, Mill Creek and Just Outstanding are a couple I have heard about.
    Never been up there before so just going to wing it.
     
    randalnelson, May 16, 2014
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    There's the kern river trail too!
     
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    Is that better than Mill Creek or Just Outstanding?
     
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    So did anyone ride the full cannell plunge trail from Sherman Pass?
    Thinking about heading up this upcoming weekend if it is clear of snow.
     
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    Rode up Cannell from Kernville on the moto 2 weeks ago. Snow patches above Big Meadow turned into deep snow everywhere by Cherry Hill. I'm sure some of it has melted out but I'd plan for lots of on/off HAB from the pass down to Cherry Hill.
     
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    What's the lodging situation/plan?
     
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    We are getting a decent bit of rain right now here in Kernville. That is always good for the trails.
     
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    Did anybody drop Cannell this past weekend? Considering camping and riding from nearby Sherman peak this coming weekend and wondering how the melt has progressed?
     
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    There is not much snow up to 9000'. You may see a few patches on the North facing slopes up near the peak. I heard the trail is clear of snow.
     
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    I rode it on Sunday... there are about a half dozen patches ~12 feet long each that you can push or try to ride through near the top. Otherwise, it was completely beautiful. I might even go again this weekend.

    Cheers.
     
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    Rode it yesterday (6/9/14), and the trail is completely clear of any snow.
    This was my first attempt at the 'full Cannell loop' - pedaled from the end of the trail up 99 to Sherman Pass Road and all the way up to top of the pass and down Cannell trail - 58.5mi. and 9,000+ft. of climbing at 7.5 hrs of saddle time (9 hours total with breaks). Next time I'll opt for the shuttle :)
     
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    Respect. That is a BIG loop, I've never attempted it w/o shuttling.
     
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