Sherwin Sampler
A rolling lollipop in the Sherwins: the Mammoth Rock Trail Connector across the moraine, a stretch of the Mammoth Rock Trail, and the Meadow Trail Connector home.
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Right now at the trailhead
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Scan with a friend's phone, or tap below. Then open it in your ride app.
- iPhone: tap Download, open it from the Downloads bar, then Share → Trailforks, Strava or Garmin.
- Android: tap Download, then open the file and pick your app.
- Garmin: or drag it into Garmin Connect → Courses → Import on a computer.
https://bsqrd-designs.com/dirt/sherwin-sampler/
Getting there
Park at Sherwin Meadows Trailhead
Off Sherwin Creek Rd, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
- Town of Mammoth Lakes trailhead with ample parking and vault toilets. No fee listed.
- Start and finish are the same spot. Follow the cue sheet and the arrows on the map.
Cue sheet
| 0.0 | Singletrack connectorsingletrack | 0.3 mi |
| 0.3 | Mammoth Rock Trail Connectorsingletrack | 1.3 mi |
| 1.6 | Mammoth Rock Trailsingletrack | 0.9 mi |
| 2.5 | Meadow Trail Connectorsingletrack | 1.6 mi |
| 4.1 | Mammoth Rock Trail Connectorsingletrack | 0.3 mi |
| 4.4 | Singletrack connectorsingletrack via Mammoth Rock Trail Connector | 0.3 mi |
| 4.7 | Back at Sherwin Meadows Trailhead |
Know before you go
- The two connectors are rolling contour singletrack. The middle stretch on the Mammoth Rock Trail is the rockiest and sandiest part, and you ride it uphill; walk anything that feels sketchy.
- Easy for Mammoth, not flat: about 600 ft of climbing between 7,850 and 8,280 ft. Take it slow if you just drove up from Vegas.
- Shared with hikers, trail runners and horses. Yield and slow down at blind corners.
- E-bikes are not allowed on Inyo National Forest non-motorized trails.
Ride smart
- Water: plan on about 1 L for this ride. There's none on the trail.
- Signal is spotty. Tell someone your route and your time back.
- Emergency: call 911 and say "Sherwin Sampler ride, parked at Sherwin Meadows Trailhead, Mammoth Lakes, California", plus the coordinates from Locate me.
- Wildlife: give horses, burros and anything with horns room, and never feed them.
- Stay on trail. Desert crust and mountain soil take decades to heal.
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