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[QUOTE="dirt bike dave, post: 1359531, member: 18302"] Hello! There is an MX track just outside the east side of town, but MX and my bum knee don't get along, so I don't ride there. There are some excellent trail riding spots that are red sticker legal in the Sequoia National Forest. You can check out the forest service website for more info. You wil lneed a spark arrestor. The closest good trail spot to town is on Hwy 178, through Kern Canyon, approx. 30 minutes+- from downtown Bakersfield and 10 miles this side of Lake Isabella. I'm pretty sure it's red sticker legal. It's on the north side of the Hwy. There is a gate and trail head for 4wd trail heading away from the Hwy, and a single track trail paralleling the Hwy. Most of the single track is to the north, and the trails extend up to about 7,000 feet, toward Shirley Meadows/Alta Sierra Ski Resort. The lower elevation trails are good in winter, but hot and dusty in summer. If you don't mind a longer drive, you can stage at Evans Camp, gettign there via Rancheria Road or Hwy 155. This will be aprrox. 2 hour drive from town, though. For summer stuff, some of the very best riding in California is at the Kern Plateau, aka Kennedy Meadows. Red Sticker legal. There are multiple places to stage and lots of trails. Mostly single track. From Bakersfield, the closest of the best trails are near Sherman Peak, and about 100 miles from Bakersfield, just over 2 hour drive (come in from Kernville via Sherman Pass Road). You can stage about 9,000 feet; trails range from 4,000 feet to 9,900 feet elevation, so you might want to adjust your jetting if you are on a small two stroke. The open class 4 stroke guys don't usually bother rejetting. Much of this is technical single track, some very fun jeep trails. A few of the trails are pretty challenging if you inexperienced at that type of riding, or if your leg is a real mess. But many of the trails are simply excellent. They are snowed in in winter. Usually perfect and moist in May - early July; open until the snow comes. I was up there hiking with my kids last weekend. I'll try to post some pics. Still lots of wild flowers, not much water in the creeks. In winter, most guys go out to the desert, like Jawbone, Dove Springs, etc...Red stikers OK out there during that season. I have not been doing much riding lately, but I'd be glad to take you up there sometime. I've got a bum leg, too, and got fat lately as well, lol. [/QUOTE]
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