Highway 245 - The 4-yr-old in church.

Highway 245 is one of my all-time favorite California Motorcycle Roads. Sierra Passes, SoCal canyons, NorCal’s Highway 36, yadda, yadda, we get it. The Southern Foothills have some gems and this road is the mean bully that took your lunch money in middle school.

Insert a yellow-eyed Scut Farkus sneer.

Highway 245 is a relentless masterpiece of asphalt that demands every ounce of your focus. Winding through the Southern Foothills of the Sierra Nevada Range and found due east of Fresno, this road connects the orange groves of Exeter, north of Porterville, to the towering giants of Sequoia National Park. Not a short, quick-blast road, rather it is a 30-mile non-stop marathon of curves.

The defining characteristic of Highway 245 is its total lack of inhibition. There are no straights, no breaks, no moments of rest. And nobody cares about your feelings. I described this road on Pashnit.com as a 4-year old in church. But, you’d likely only get that reference if you’ve spent time around 4-yr-olds. They simply cannot sit still and they won’t stop talking. And, let’s add the bonus- no filter.

Every time you think you’ve found a rhythm, the road is darting off in a new direction, wiggling and squirming its way up the mountain with an energy that is both exhausting and exhilarating all the while subtly climbing in elevation. This is a road that evokes a perma-grin that’ll make your face hurt.

Starting near Woodlake, and east of Selma, Highway 245 begins a steady, winding climb that steadily gains thousands of feet in elevation, transitioning from oak-studded foothills into dense pine forests.

Let’s call it ‘Density’- 245 features an incredible density of corners, ranging from tight, first-gear hairpins to perfectly cambered mid-speed sweepers that cling to the canyon walls. Reaching the summit at Pinehurst puts you at the doorstep of Giant Sequoias, a few miles up the road, offering a cooler, high-altitude sanctuary after the intense workout of the 5000-ft climb to Pinehurst

You’ve been day-dreaming of a road that tests your transition speed, late-braking finesse, and the perfect place to practice your Delayed Late Apex technique, Highway 245 is the ultimate playground.

Just don't expect it to behave.

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