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Black Canyon Road rises up from Cedar Canyon Road toward the Mid Hills, Mojave National Preserve

01965-black-canyon-road.jpg Cedar Canyon Road is scenic, but I'm always so happy when I reach the junction of Black Canyon Road at 5000 feetThumbnailsBlack Canyon Road's grade here ranges from three to seven per cent, with a bit of loose sand on a hard washboard surfaceCedar Canyon Road is scenic, but I'm always so happy when I reach the junction of Black Canyon Road at 5000 feetThumbnailsBlack Canyon Road's grade here ranges from three to seven per cent, with a bit of loose sand on a hard washboard surfaceCedar Canyon Road is scenic, but I'm always so happy when I reach the junction of Black Canyon Road at 5000 feetThumbnailsBlack Canyon Road's grade here ranges from three to seven per cent, with a bit of loose sand on a hard washboard surfaceCedar Canyon Road is scenic, but I'm always so happy when I reach the junction of Black Canyon Road at 5000 feetThumbnailsBlack Canyon Road's grade here ranges from three to seven per cent, with a bit of loose sand on a hard washboard surfaceCedar Canyon Road is scenic, but I'm always so happy when I reach the junction of Black Canyon Road at 5000 feetThumbnailsBlack Canyon Road's grade here ranges from three to seven per cent, with a bit of loose sand on a hard washboard surface

It's not all that steep, but on a heavily loaded bike near the end of a long, warm day, it can feel like a sharp uphill. The heavy 2.35" Serfas Swoop mountain tires that I put on the bike for this trip are really helping.