Bump for you. Damn, I haven't been up there in over 20 years. We used to hunt that are all the time. My dad worked as a hunting guide at Kennedy many decades ago and did logging in the off season up there. He cut most, if not all the roads up there back in is day. I used to know the area very well from all this but have since forgotten. I do remember you can get to Monache from the Kernville side by taking Sherman Pass Rd. (rt turn after passing the Johnsondale bridge) and this will take you up to Kennedy Meadows and left from there to get to Monache. Not sure if this helps or not, been a long time since I've been there.
Chimney peak / Long valley loop info needed.
Looking for some current info on the Long valley / Chimney peak loop off of canebreak road between hwy 178 and Nine mile canyon rd. Planning on taking the family on a little road trip / camping trip next month, and just found out from the BLM that the north end of the loop is closed due to a road washout. I have two questions, is there a go around that isnt too gnarly from the loop to nine mile / kennedy meadows? Or will I have to turn around and go back to canebreak to get to kennedy meadows? I will be in a fairly stock 4runner (small lift, rear detroit, rock sliders) with the wife and young kids with no other vehicles. So I kind of want to stick to fairly easy dirt roads.
My other question is: There is a road shown on google earth that goes from the westernmost end of the loop down to the South Fork Kern River. Anybody been down it recently? Like I said I will not have another vehicle with me and would rather just bypass the loop if I cannot get down to the SF kern with relative ease. This is where I would like to camp the first night.
Any info or alternatives for this area are extremely appreciated. If if makes any difference I will be entering through walker pass from hwy 14, eventual destination is monache meadows, then down nine mile and further north up hwy 395. THANK YOU!
The road to the SF Kern shown on google earth takes off just below (south) of where the Pacific Crest Trail crosses the loop.
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My other question is: There is a road shown on google earth that goes from the westernmost end of the loop down to the South Fork Kern River. Anybody been down it recently? Like I said I will not have another vehicle with me and would rather just bypass the loop if I cannot get down to the SF kern with relative ease. This is where I would like to camp the first night.
Any info or alternatives for this area are extremely appreciated. If if makes any difference I will be entering through walker pass from hwy 14, eventual destination is monache meadows, then down nine mile and further north up hwy 395. THANK YOU!
The road to the SF Kern shown on google earth takes off just below (south) of where the Pacific Crest Trail crosses the loop.
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