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Mountain Bike

California to Canada Section 14- Bakersfield to Sherman Peak route
near Kernville, CA

104.2 miles

Distance

22,121 ft

Climb

-20,203 ft

Descent

2 miles

High Point

Section 14 of the California to Canada trail, a long distance bikepacking route extending from Southern California to Canada. This section is mostly on singletrack (85%). There is only ~6 miles of pavement over the entire ride, so it is extremely remote. This is one of the last sections of trail before reaching Sequoia National Park and the Sierra Nevada Mountains, so plan to resupply accordingly, as there will not be another resupply point for at least a few hundred miles.

Detailed Description

California to Canada Section 14- Bakersfield to Sherman Peak is a 104 mile popular intermediate route located near Kernville California. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 15 trails. This route climbs 22,121 ft with a max elevation of 8,814 ft then descends -20,203 ft.

Local Trail Association

Kern River Mountain Bike Association (www.krmba.com)

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Trails in Route

	Mill Creek Trail				8 miles
	Keyes Trail South				2 miles
	Dutch Flat Trail				3 miles
	Granite				2 miles
	Rocky Gulch				2 miles
	Forest Route 25S21				4 miles
	Unal Trail				1 mile
	Rancheria Road (CA-155 to 23S16)				1 mile
	Portuguese Pass				6 miles
	Portuguese Pass Extension				2 miles
	FS Road 24S50				4 miles
	Rincon (Sherman Pass Road to Packsaddle Tr)				3 miles
	Schaeffer Trail				4 miles
	Schaeffer Trail				3 miles
	Beach (Schaeffer to Sherman Pass Road)				5,020 ft

Details

Riding area

Southern Sequoia National Forest
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue

More Stats for California to Canada Section 14- Bakersfield to Sherman Peak mountain bike route

Avg time

19 hr 20 min
Altitude change

1,919 ft
Altitude min

2,056 ft
Altitude start

6,655 ft
Altitude end

8,573 ft
Grade

0.3%
Grade max

-90.9%
Grade min

106.1%
Distance climb

51 miles
Distance down

46 miles
Distance flat

7 miles

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Recent Trail Reports Along Route

trail	date	description
Mill Creek Trail	Nov 8, 2024 @ 2:11pm Nov 8, 2024	Probably about 10 trees down after the recent fire, loose, and lots of ash. One benefit of the fire is that now all the overgrown brush is gone. You can easily walk over or around the down trees.
Portuguese Pass	Sep 13, 2023 @ 6:22pm Sep 13, 2023	About 3 miles of the trail was logged out and brushed on Labor Day weekend 2023 by KRVMBA and Lowelifes - from Sunday Peak TH south to around 3.7 mile mark on the track. About half mile of the extension was brushed and logged out as well. These sections are now riding great. To the south of mile 3.7 there are still 2-3 downed trees to climb over and a few sections where white thorn is encroaching on the trail. Cattle have been on the trail here too, and it is soft/eroded in places. It is ok going south but I wouldn't try to climb it.
Portuguese Pass Extension	Sep 13, 2023 @ 6:22pm Sep 13, 2023	About 3 miles of the trail was logged out and brushed on Labor Day weekend 2023 by KRVMBA and Lowelifes - from Sunday Peak TH south to around 3.7 mile mark on the track. About half mile of the extension was brushed and logged out as well. These sections are now riding great. To the south of mile 3.7 there are still 2-3 downed trees to climb over and a few sections where white thorn is encroaching on the trail. Cattle have been on the trail here too, and it is soft/eroded in places. It is ok going south but I wouldn't try to climb it.
Dutch Flat Trail	Apr 16, 2023 @ 9:20pm Apr 16, 2023	No snow, however, after the creek crossing sandy conditions all the way until you reach the Dutch Flat fork. Trail destroyed by uphill dirt bikers. Deep ruts looks to have been created by uphill dirt bikers while riding in muddy conditions. These ruts are rectangular in shape 10 to 20" deep and about 7 inches in width. An amazing trail that is no longer fun.
Keyes Trail South	Jan 28, 2023 @ 3:53pm Jan 28, 2023	All good, climbs made difficult in places by moto ruts