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I had to change the dates of this outing to October 19-21, as the Kernville Inn (and every other place of lodging) was booked for a hot rod event.
As the Kernville Inn has changed ownership, blocks of rooms can no longer be set aside, so all of us need to book separately. Call the Inn (or if you care to stay somewhere else) to book. As of this date (8-10) there are 17 rooms left. If you want to go, please book now. The first night will be charged but if cancelled 72 hours or more, you can get it credited back. Rooms are $99-$119 per night (I booked a Queen for $109).Calendar https://scbmwrc.com/event/kernville-overnight-hotel-camp-ride/
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If anyone else might be interested, Sharon and I will be looking for somewhere in the area to do a day hike on Saturday. Likely ride to the location, change into hiking shoes and shorts and spend a couple of hours hiking to a lake, vista point or other point of interest. Then ride back for dinner with the group.
Let us know if you are interested, especially if you have any hike route ideas!
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Hey Karl, I’ve got an idea for a ride for you. Forest Route 23S16 is a paved fire road running between M-50, just west of Johnsondale, down to Portuguese Pass, and out to Hwy 155 on Rancheria Road / Alta Sierra Drive. Up at Portuguese Pass you get a view of the western Sierras and the road going up to Sherman Pass WAY across the valley of the Kern River below you. I took a group on this ride about 15 years ago. On the map it appears to be dirt but Tim Mayhew (the Pashnit.com guy) wrote about on his site, it’s called “The Road With No Name”. It would make a great ride as it is one of the only paved fire roads in the mountains.
I got to Portuguese Pass by going thru Glennville then up Jack Ranch Road to a right on M-3 then Sugarloaf Drive past Sugarloaf Campground to the intersection with 23S16 then northeast. I didn’t do the Rancheria Rd/Alta Sierra Dr route so I’m not sure it that way is all paved.
I tried to take the Club there the year of our snow ride but we ran into too much slush on the road. -
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Saturday Hike Plan – Following up on a Saturday hike option for anyone interested. We are planning on heading up to the Freeman Creek Sequoia Grove for a hike hopefully to a creek out and back under 3 miles is our goal. This is in the Southern end of the Golden Trout Wilderness. Plan is to head North from Kernville up to Johnsondale, turn right and hit a local road for about 19 miles to the trailhead The trail is would need tennis shoes at least, but hiking boots are not needed. I have attched some information about the grove and trail maps.
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Thanks John, however we will likely to this Saturday route up to the Freeman Grove first to allow for more hike time. We anticipate about hiking 3-4 hours, including lunch. With luck we might see the group on our way out. If we head our around 9am from Kernville it is approximately 3 hours of riding up and back. That would make a 7 hour day and get us back around 4pm, just in time for the infamous Kernville Happy Hour.
I would guess we will be heading back from Freeman Creek Grove with a departure around 2-2:30pm, assuming the bears do not get us!
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