Tobias

And, a certain type of mushroom grows out of them that can take you to meet Alice in Wonderland when consumed.

 

How ....lost?
Like, Indiana Jones lost?
Or, just gone off the face of the map lost...?
Still interested ...

 

If you are thinking Golden Eagle is on my radar as that suggested trail, it is not. Not even close.
I would put (not in any particular order):
Palm Canyon Epic
Noble Canyon
Middle Merril/Sunset
Cannell
Gabrieleno (so many sections!)
Chilao
SART
Skyline
any of which i would put before GE. GE just happens to be a great local trail.

Man! We are so lucky to have so many great trails in a 100 mile circle!

 

Would be interested, need a date to figure out my schedule.

 

Gone. Burned, scraped off the mountain, and replaced by buckthorn topiary.

 

Well I do like trying to point out when people need to expand their horizons a little.

Cannell is an ok trail. A lot of riders just seem unaware there is anything else besides it and JO. Can't count the number of MTBR threads I've seen where someone asks for ride suggestions in the area and it takes a dozen "Cannell. JO." posts before someone coughs up Keyesville. On occasion someone connects the dots up to Camp Nelson. If I tell someone I didn't ride Cannell until my 8th trip to Kernville because there's so much other good stuff, I get a blank stare.

Oh but wait. There's a shuttle service and they charge $42 - Cannell MUST be awesome!

 

I need to go back to Kernville and see whats up!

 

This ride looks like fun... watching

 

OK, I hate to be a thorn in your side, but here goes. Some of what you have posted in your list are riding destinations, not specific trails. And half of those are more like 200 miles from Canada.

 

[Heavy sigh...]
Last time I checked Palm Canyon Trail is a...trail.
Noble Canyon is a.... trail.
Middle Merrill and Sunset...trails.
Cannell...trail.
Gabrieleno series of ...trails.
Chilao, okay.., Hillyer and Silver Moccasin trail.
Cedar Canyon combination of trails
The POINT... is, Cannell is an awesome trail, one of my favorite trails, and I prefer Kernville over the San Gabes any day of the week!
It’s true! Even if it is in imtb-Canada.

 

Phew you didn’t give away any of our secrets...
That said some of my all time favorite rides didn’t involve any actual trails now that I think of it...

 

Wow, do I really need to take this a step further? Well, not tonight. I will save it for August 5, 2021. Plus, there's a breaded chicken paddy waiting for me in the mess hall.

 

Haha!

 

I'm gonna see what date everyone settles on and try to make this ride.

 

Tobias, I am in for! Cannell, I agree with some that if you could extend the top and ditch the Plunge would definitely rank up there. Not sure that I have a best SoCal trail either but the last few times I have ridden Leprechaun in Wrightwood, I would say it is close. Fast,, flowy, tech and the weather is nice especially coming from Palmdale during the summer. If it were just easier to do it a couple of times without climbing a ton I would go and ride loops.

 

I agree with you, @Mikie all great stuff. Haven't ridden Noble or PCE in probably 12+ years and that was on a 26" aluminum hardtail with a 80mm Sid or Manitou Black. Have really like Chilao that last few times.

 

Traitor! You told me PCE Art Smith was iiiiiiiiiittttttt!

 

Shhhhhhhhh. That was supposed to be our lil' secret.