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Downhill on Morning Star Mine Road is not steep, but it is long: about 11.5 miles on a 2 percent grade

03367-morning-star-mine-rd.jpg The amazing 11.5-mile downhill on Morning Star Mine Road abruptly ends at a T-intersection and stop sign at Ivanpah RoadThumbnailsIt's down, down, down on Morning Star Mine Road, Mojave National PreserveThe amazing 11.5-mile downhill on Morning Star Mine Road abruptly ends at a T-intersection and stop sign at Ivanpah RoadThumbnailsIt's down, down, down on Morning Star Mine Road, Mojave National PreserveThe amazing 11.5-mile downhill on Morning Star Mine Road abruptly ends at a T-intersection and stop sign at Ivanpah RoadThumbnailsIt's down, down, down on Morning Star Mine Road, Mojave National PreserveThe amazing 11.5-mile downhill on Morning Star Mine Road abruptly ends at a T-intersection and stop sign at Ivanpah RoadThumbnailsIt's down, down, down on Morning Star Mine Road, Mojave National PreserveThe amazing 11.5-mile downhill on Morning Star Mine Road abruptly ends at a T-intersection and stop sign at Ivanpah RoadThumbnailsIt's down, down, down on Morning Star Mine Road, Mojave National Preserve

It's a lot of fun going down, but quite time-consuming and tiring to ride in the uphill direction. The 11.5-mile-long hill drops from about 4285 feet elevation down to 2750 feet.