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Join the South Coasters for a bucket list weekend riding the Sierra Passes! We know that this is a long way off but it will take a lot of planning, not the least of which is the required one-day riding pass to enter Yosmite NP. More info to follow on that, but read on and sign up now!
Imagine topping out Tioga, Carson, Luther, Monitor, Ebbetts, Sonora, Sherman, and Walker Passes all in one weekend. Eighty-five thousand feet of elevation gain over four or five days of epic riding. Sign up on the ride list and follow the website for details.
Here is the tentative plan:
Thursday:
- Meet-up in San Bernardino near the 210 and 15 intersection (9:00 am KSU).
- There will be a secondary meet-up spot in Santa Clarita for those that live in the LA area and north.
- Lunch in Lone Pine, restaurant TBD
- Arrival in Mammoth around 4:00pm
- Hotel TBD
Friday:
- KSU 8:00am
- Want to get to the east entrance to Yosemite early
- Hwy 120, Tioga Pass, 9,943′ (#1)
- There are 2 routes through Yosemite – Riders Option
- Long Route will drop down into Yosemite Valley and out the southern entrance
- Via 140 to Mariposa
- North on the 49
- Short Route will stay on 120 exiting the park and through Groveland
- Turn north on the 49 at Moccasin
- Long Route will drop down into Yosemite Valley and out the southern entrance
- Both routes will
- Go north on the 49 to Mokelumne Hill
- Go east on 26 to 88, Carson Pass, 8,573′ (#2)
- East on 88 to 89 North and Luther Pass, 7,735′ (#3)
- Back on 89 So to 88 and east to 89.
- Arrive at Woodfords Inn, on 89 just south of 88.
Saturday:
- KSU 8:30am
- South and east on 89 to Monitor Pass, 8,321′ (#4)
- Back down 89 sest to Hwy 4
- Up and over Ebbetts Pass, 8,732′ (#5) to E18
- E18 South to 49
- Up the 108 over Sonora Pass, 9,624′ (#6)
- 395 South to Bishop
- Hotel in Bishop TBD
Sunday:
- Option 1
- Head home down 395
- Option 2
- South on 395 to Big Pine
- Side trip up 168 to Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
- South on 395 to 9 Mile Rd
- Lunch at Grumpy Bears in Kennedy Meadows
- Over Sherman Pass, 9,140′ (#7)
- Down Mountain Hwy 99 to Kernville
- Kernville Inn/That’s Italian
Monday
- Option 1
- For those in the OC or IE, take 178 over Walker Pass, 5,246’ (#8), then down to Hwy 14, over to 395 South and home.
- Option 2
- For those in the LA area, head down Caliente Bodfish Rd to Hwy 58, east to Tehachapi, Willow Springs Rd and home.
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