isabellagamble300

Isabella Gamble 300

Another Awesome Dualsport ride in Southern California.

Isabella Gamble 300

The ride was based in Wofford Heights, CA. Three days of riding with five ride choices all in and around Lake Isabella. Just pick the difficulty of your ride and enjoy. You know that old Roulette thing, a ride is a gamble thing for me. May 2008

No Turning Back Now!

Go Bill!

Comments from the rider:

Bill B: The Golden Alpine is my pick for the best ride. It included many miles of incredible single track connected by forest roads. Fallen trees across the trail added to the challenge and took us off track on occasion. Some of the tracks weren’t well traveled and probably hadn’t been used since last year. I don’t remember seeing more then 4 or 5 riders from outside of our group the entire day. We also saw lots of wild life and at one spot we stopped for a group of deer. They must have known it wasn’t hunting season because we stopped about 25 yards from them and they didn’t spook. We experienced everything from snow and stream crossings to tracks that passed through tunnels of trees. Be sure to carry lots of water as it was very hot in the afternoon. I took over 100 oz and still ran out after lunch.

Day 1 ride: Greenhorn Invader

110 Mile scenic loop with a lunch stop Wofford Heights. People raved about these trails.....'better than Colorado'...'4 stars'...etc etc.

Day 2 ride Golden Alpine

90 Mile scenic loop with the best single track. This is the Golden Oldie for the best of the past Alpine rides. The ride focuses on the top of the Piute Mountain and may have a few challenging spots. Rated Moderate to some Challenging and lots of fun

Day 3 ride: Breckenridge Bluff

80 Mile scenic loop, Begins with the Remington trail 32E51. It should be a really great trail - climbing technical single track, switchbacks, in excellent condition. This first section will be about 10 miles. Then it is scenic as the route takes a complete lap around Breckenridge Mountain. The ride finishes with the Mill Creek Trail 31E78 another great trail, but not in as good a shape as Remington. This is a great shorter day's ride.

Below are the original 5 ride choices.

1. Suffer Ridge:Tough guys ride to discover all the un-ridden single track trails left. This will be the last time to ride it before the forest service closes many of the trails. Many of the trails may not have been ridden in years and may be overgrown or have some obstacles. Some may be gated and have land ownership disputes and do contain stories of farmers with guns and dogs. Some may be impossible to find. Others may have a bit of exposure and make you flounder. Some will make you overheat and others will force you to turn back. Some may be good.

2. Golden Alpine: 90 Mile scenic loop with the best single track. This is the Golden Oldie for the best of the past Alpine rides. The ride focuses on the top of the Piute Mountain and may have a few challenging spots. Rated Moderate to some Challenging and lots of fun

3. Breckenridge Bluff: 80 Mile scenic loop, Begins with the Remington trail 32E51. It should be a really great trail - climbing technical single track, switchbacks, in excellent condition. This first section will be about 10 miles. Then it is scenic as the route takes a complete lap around Breckenridge Mountain. The ride finishes with the Mill Creek Trail 31E78 another great trail, but not in as good a shape as Remington. This is a great shorter day's ride.

4. Greenhorn Invader: 110 Mile scenic loop with a lunch stop Wolford Heights. People raved about these trails.....'better than Colorado'...'4 stars'...etc etc.

5. Kenny's Cannell: 78 Miles for the short option and 83 miles for the long option. Rated: climbing and technical. This ride is definitely an epic ride with some of the best riding and most incredible views that I have enjoyed in Southern California. 98 percent of this ride will be single track. The primary ascent on the Cannell Trail is "The Plunge" name by the mountain bikers who ride it down hill, where this wonderful single track climbs 5,000 feet in just 8 miles. After climbing into Kennedy Meadows and Sherman Pass at 9200 feet, you may choose between a shorter easier and longer harder trail as you begin to wind your way across the mountain top and down toward the Rincon trail. After the Rincon trail crosses Sherman Pass Road the trail here becomes a bit undiscovered. Few people ever ride this section so you may encounter a few downed trees. I rode it in 2004 and found most of it to be good. The challenging section should one be a few miles. Take the Plunge and you will not be disappointed!

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