12 miles
Distance
773 ft
Climb
-5,476 ft
Descent
2 miles
High Point
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Cannell Plunge Details

  • Riding Area
    Cannell Trail
    Kernville, California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #54545 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

Lower section of the Cannell Plunge. Fun trail going down, with some buff sections, but lots of big rocks with flat rocks and little drops.

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More Stats for Cannell Plunge bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -4,702 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,530 ft
  • Altitude start
    8,233 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,530 ft
  • Grade
    -7.51%
  • Grade max
    -44.759%
  • Grade min
    24.143%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    9 miles
  • Distance flat
    2,973 ft
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Status:
on Oct 27, 2018
Very Dry
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  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
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Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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      Cannell Plunge Trail Reports

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      Oct 27, 2018 @ 11:19am
      Oct 27, 2018
      		 Trail is in great shape
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 35 rides
      • 26 miles avg distance
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      • 66 rides
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      Oct 28, 2018 @ 10:58pm
      Oct 28, 2018
      Cannell Plunge, Kernville

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