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Highway 198, Sequoia National Park |
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State:
California
Submitted
By: Curt Tricarico
Date Submitted: Aug 03
Motorcycle Type: 1987 CBR 600
Motorcycle Road Length: 20-70 Miles
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Road Scenery: 
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This
place could define the word scenery in a picture book on
national parks. Huge rock formations, grand vistas of mountains
and valleys, and, best of all, a GIANT sequoia nearly 300
feet tall. Yosemite National Park is even more grand, and
can be visited the next day.
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Road Quality:
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Imagine
the perfect layout with tight curves and tight switchbacks
with plenty of elevation changes. Then pour the greatest
pavement in the US. I'm not joking. We're talking 1-grit
sandpaper quality ... your tires will grab on to this stuff
like glue. I rode 20 mph through a 5 mph switchback on bald
tires.
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Roadside Amenities: 
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There's
a lack of gas stations and fast food joints, but the park
is full of places to see and things to do. You could spend
a week here. Be prepared for several thousand feet of altitude
change and the temperature change that comes along with
it. In October it was 80 degrees down low, but 60 degrees
higher up in the park.
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I
suggest starting in the town of Three
Rivers CA. Three Rivers is just about 70 miles north
of Bakersfield California and lies just outside the southwest
border of the Sequoia National Park. The route I describe
is only about 20 miles long and it takes place all on one
main road that goes through the park - highway 198. Go north
from Three Rivers on highway 198 into Sequoia National Park.
The really twisty section is in the first 20 miles. If you
continue north through the park and back down to the lower
altitudes (and back to civilization), it will be another
70 miles.
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