Southern California - looking for a route from Tehachapi to Frazier Park CA

Greetings:

I am looking for a route from Tehachapi to Frazier Park. Here is my current rough map (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=24340+Palomino+Way+tehachapi+ca&daddr=34.840013,-118.861084+to:32740+Spruce+Trail+Frazier+Park+ca&mrcr=0,1&mrsp=1&sz=14&mra=dpe&dirflg=h&sll=34.843183,-118.843317&sspn=0.047619,0.079823&ie=UTF8&ll=34.878327,-118.836708&spn=0.190396,0.31929&z=12&om=1).
Hmm I hope that worked. Well anyhow, if anyone has a good idea on how to cycle between these two towns, I would appreciate their advice.

Regards,

agdesilva

I'm not even sure if all of those roads are paved. Maybe check with the Kern Wheelmen?

http://www.kernwheelmen.org/

If you're riding a road bike you'll never make it on that route. A lot of that area is Tejon Ranch property and I don't think you can get through with a mountain bike. Fences, locked gates and dirt roads. To ride a road bike between the two points: south on Curry (Hwy 202) to Highline Rd. Left on Highline to Tehachapi-Willow Springs Rd. Right on T-WS Rd., will become 90th St. West. You can make a right turn on Avenue D, which will turn into Hwy 138 the only problem there can be lots of fast traffic. Just before you get to I-5 you'll bear right onto Gorman Post Rd. Go under the freeway at Gorman and make a right onto Peace Valley Rd. Take it to Frazier Mountain Park Rd. If you don't like dealing with the traffic on Hwy 138 there is a way around it, but it is farther and has more climbing.

I'd avoid 138 if possible. There are some insane drivers on there and almost no shoulder.

Like Dante said, except go past D to I and take I to Lancaster Road, which will by-pass most of 138. There are some rollers in there, but no big climbs. You go past the Poppy Reserve and come out on 138 in a spot where there is some shoulder. The stretch on Gorman Post road is tough, because there is usually a headwind.

You can always go through Lake Elizabeth, a little more climbing and mileage.

I'd avoid 138 if possible. There are some insane drivers on there and almost no shoulder.


When I've been out there I avoid 138 like the plague. I usually take Johnson Rd. to Pine Canyon.

You can always go through Lake Elizabeth, a little more climbing and mileage.
You can take Munz Canyon, but it's a lot more climbing.

Thank you all. I am going to study these comments. I may contact the Kern Wheelman. Next up, I think I will buy a Kern county map.

Ajit

I have studied most of these comments and they are excellent. Thank you all for your commentary. I ride 32cm tires on something like a cyclocross bike; Ebisu by Jitensha Studio in Berkeley. I am up for a climb so of all things going a little farther south to Lancaster or Lake Elizabeth sound fine. Again thank you.

Just out of curiosity, I wonder if the I-5 shoulder southbound from Grapevine up to Gorman is an option? Usually Caltrans allows the use of freeway shoulders if there is no alternate route. But I remember a "no bikes" sign on the northbound side, on the steepest part of the downhill, even though there appeared to be no alternate route.

Just out of curiosity, I wonder if the I-5 shoulder southbound from Grapevine up to Gorman is an option? Usually Caltrans allows the use of freeway shoulders if there is no alternate route. But I remember a "no bikes" sign on the northbound side, on the steepest part of the downhill, even though there appeared to be no alternate route.

You can ride up the Grapevine.