??? on my road trip.

36truck · Post by **36truck** » January 29, 2009, 9:59 am

Has anyone driven from Barstow Ca. To Bakersfield Ca. by route 58

Wondering how much hills there are?Or I'm I in the dessert?

Paul · Post by **Paul** » January 29, 2009, 10:37 am

From Barstow to over by Mojave it's all flat desert. But from there to Bakersfield you've got some pretty good hills to get over. A couple of long downgrades and a pretty good pull if you run that way.

36truck · Post by **36truck** » January 29, 2009, 10:41 am

Do you know what the highest elevation is? 7000 feet is no problem 10,000 takes a lot more to make but have done it already. Just thinking it will save me lots of miles.

Paul · Post by **Paul** » January 29, 2009, 12:31 pm

I'm not sure on elevations, but since it's high desert I'm sure it's nowhere near 7000 ft. Probably closer to 2500-3000 ft. And it will save some time and miles. It's not a bad route by any means, but it's not flat.