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Trail Ridden Direction
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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
497 trails
- E-Bike
169 trails
- Hike
540 trails
- Trail Running
539 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
178 trails
Region Details
- 191
- 2
- 98
- 144
- 56
- 5
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 556
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 497
- Trails E-Bike
- 169
- Trails Horse
- 35
- Trails Hike
- 540
- Trails Trail Running
- 539
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 178
- Trails Observed Trials
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 106
- Trails Snowmobile
- 5
- Trails Snowshoe
- 57
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 1
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 2
- Total Distance
- 1,468 miles
- Total Descent
- 249,951 ft
- Total Vertical
- 12,881 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 13,203 ft
- Reports
- 1,979
- Photos
- 1,359
- Ridden Counter
- 11,943
Sub Regions
- Bakersfield (9)
- Bear Valley Springs (1)
- Frazier park (20)
- Mt. Pinos (2)
- Kernville (176)
- Lake Isabella (2)
- Mojave (3)
- Ridgecrest (61)
- Rosamond (191)
- Edwards AFB Trails (173)
- Rosamond Trail Network (18)
- Tehachapi (39)
- TMTA Trails (36)
- wofford heights (2)
Popular Kern County Mountain Biking Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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The Cannell Meadow Trail Cannell Trail | |||
Cannell Plunge Cannell Trail | |||
Just Outstanding Southern Sequoia National Forest | |||
The Cannell Meadow Trail Cannell Trail | |||
Mifflin-Aimee Connector TMTA Trails | |||
Easment Bypass TMTA Trails | |||
Carcass Cutoff TMTA Trails | |||
Mr. Toads Wild Ride Hart Memorial Park | |||
Jane-Mifflin Connector TMTA Trails | |||
McCool's TMTA Trails | |||
Public Easement Trail TMTA Trails | |||
Mt Pinos via McGill Trail Mt. Pinos | |||
Aimee's Shortcut TMTA Trails | |||
Geronimo TMTA Trails | |||
Jack Rabbit Rosamond Trail Network |
Kern County Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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The Cannell Meadow Trail (IMBA Epic) Cannell Trail | 25 miles | |
Summit-Freeman Creek Super Loop Northern Sequoia National Forest | 40 miles | |
Gravel Soup Ridgecrest | 8 miles | |
Ponderosa "Early Season" Loop Northern Sequoia National Forest | 24 miles | |
Ridgecrest Desert Classic Expert / Pro | 27 miles | |
JO to Wagy Ridge | 11 miles | |
Nelson Trail Shuttle Southern Sequoia National Forest | 5 miles | |
Just Outstanding to Rocky Gulch Southern Sequoia National Forest | 11 miles | |
Shaggy Dog Ridgecrest | 11 miles | |
Cactus-Dutchman Loop Bakersfield | 8 miles |
Photos of Kern County Mountain Bike
trail: Kern Canyon
3 |
Apr 14, 2025 @ 2:20pm
Apr 14, 2025
trail: Badger Gap
1 |
Apr 14, 2025 @ 2:20pm
Apr 14, 2025
trail: Nelson Trail
8 |
Nov 12, 2024 @ 1:57pm
Nov 12, 2024
trail: Nelson Trail
6 |
Nov 12, 2024 @ 1:56pm
Nov 12, 2024
trail: Nelson Trail
8 |
Nov 12, 2024 @ 1:56pm
Nov 12, 2024
trail: Mifflin Loop
440 |
Oct 15, 2015 @ 10:23am
Oct 15, 2015
trail: Just Outstanding
777 |
May 31, 2015 @ 9:57am
May 31, 2015
trail: Just Outstanding
357 | | 2 comments
Mar 8, 2010 @ 6:50pm
Mar 8, 2010Videos of Kern County Mountain Bike

trail: Mt Pinos via McGill Trail
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Feb 21, 2023

trail: The Cannell Meadow Trail
34 |
May 27, 2022

trail: The Cannell Meadow Trail
89 |
Feb 23, 2022

trail: Summit Trail (South)
801 |
Jul 24, 2021

trail: Mt Pinos via McGill Trail
173 |
Jun 26, 2021

trail: Mt Pinos via McGill Trail
63 |
Apr 22, 2021

trail: Crazy Horse (Upper)
3:44 |
211 |
Feb 15, 2020

trail: Upper Oaks & Stones
2:12 |
80 |
Feb 15, 2020
Current Trail Warnings
status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
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Just Outstanding Southern Sequoia National Forest | Apr 8, 2025 @ 1:07pm Apr 8, 2025 | Snow Covered | Marknsue |
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Rock Garden TMTA Trails | Apr 24, 2025 @ 3:05pm Apr 24, 2025 | Ideal | davar16 | ||
Rowdy Ravine TMTA Trails | Apr 24, 2025 @ 3:05pm Apr 24, 2025 | Prevalent Mud | davar16 | ||
Crazy Horse (Lower) TMTA Trails | Apr 24, 2025 @ 3:05pm Apr 24, 2025 | Ideal | davar16 | ||
Crazy Horse (Upper) TMTA Trails | Apr 24, 2025 @ 3:05pm Apr 24, 2025 | Ideal | davar16 | ||
Easment Bypass TMTA Trails | Mar 9, 2025 @ 3:02pm Mar 9, 2025 | Ideal | tj-wuth TMTA | ||
Geronimo TMTA Trails | Mar 9, 2025 @ 3:02pm Mar 9, 2025 | Ideal | tj-wuth TMTA | ||
Lower Oaks & Stones TMTA Trails | Mar 9, 2025 @ 3:02pm Mar 9, 2025 | Ideal | tj-wuth TMTA | ||
Carcass Cutoff TMTA Trails | Mar 9, 2025 @ 3:02pm Mar 9, 2025 | Ideal | tj-wuth TMTA | ||
McCool's TMTA Trails | Mar 9, 2025 @ 3:02pm Mar 9, 2025 | Ideal | tj-wuth TMTA | ||
Public Easement Trail TMTA Trails | Mar 9, 2025 @ 3:02pm Mar 9, 2025 | Ideal | tj-wuth TMTA |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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Bebuckle | wishlist | trail | activity #70538648 | Apr 27, 2025 @ 7:13pm 3 hours |
Bebuckle | wishlist | trail | activity #70538579 | Apr 27, 2025 @ 7:10pm 3 hours |
JoshuarwkJKJ | ridden | trail | activity #70527626 | Apr 27, 2025 @ 3:24pm 7 hours |
JoshuarwkJKJ | wishlist | trail | activity #70512234 | Apr 27, 2025 @ 12:13pm 10 hours |
davar16 | add | report | activity #70403671 and 3 more | Apr 26, 2025 @ 6:42am 2 days |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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report | think this area will be snow free by memorial day? | Apr 15, 2025 @ 11:06am Apr 15, 2025 | ||
report | is the photo of Alta Sierra ski parking lot? | Apr 8, 2025 @ 3:29pm Apr 8, 2025 | ||
trail | This trail is so well built. I rode it on a... | Feb 23, 2025 @ 6:30pm Feb 23, 2025 | ||
trail | Rode yesterday, trail is in excellent... | Jan 12, 2025 @ 10:17am Jan 12, 2025 | ||
trail | A few techy bits but not a black. More like a... | Jan 1, 2025 @ 9:42pm Jan 1, 2025 |
Local Badges
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10 Green Trails10 awarded -
Climbing 100k Badge6 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge2 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k69 awarded -
Top 10 Trails0 awarded -
Top 10 Trails0 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Honolulu Hills Raceway | skill park | Taft | |
Cyrus Canyon Motocross | skill park | wofford heights | |
Cal City MX Park | skill park | California City | |
Ridgecrest MX | skill park | Ridgecrest | |
Common Staging area | skill park | Ridgecrest |
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Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 497 | 1,192 miles | 204,360 ft | 534 miles | 11,385 ft | 1,325 | 1,979 | 32 | 38,531 | |||
E-Bike | 169 | 340 miles | 47,375 ft | 135 miles | 8,806 ft | 3 | 1,797 | 4 | 2,305 | |||
Horse | 35 | 368 miles | 44,580 ft | 153 miles | 8,560 ft | 326 | 2 | |||||
Hike | 540 | 1,442 miles | 246,680 ft | 647 miles | 12,881 ft | 30 | 1,969 | 7 | 2,367 | |||
Trail Running | 539 | 1,442 miles | 246,490 ft | 647 miles | 12,881 ft | 1,969 | 7 | 433 | ||||
Dirtbike/Moto | 178 | 589 miles | 94,728 ft | 258 miles | 7,513 ft | 4 | 358 | 101 | ||||
Observed Trials | 1 | 2,956 ft | 59 ft | 1,919 ft | 43 ft | 46 | 2 | |||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 106 | 204 miles | 18,786 ft | 70 miles | 6,260 ft | 321 | 11 | |||||
Snowmobile | 5 | 8 miles | 541 ft | 2 miles | 3,901 ft | |||||||
Snowshoe | 57 | 99 miles | 22,979 ft | 48 miles | 7,477 ft | 3 | 12 | |||||
Downhill Ski | 1 | 2,956 ft | 59 ft | 1,919 ft | 43 ft | 13 | ||||||
Backcountry Ski | 1 | 2,956 ft | 59 ft | 1,919 ft | 43 ft | 2 | 23 | |||||
Nordic Ski | 2 | 2 miles | 75 ft | 3,875 ft | 167 ft | 2 | 12 |
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