That looks like a great route. I’ll add it.
Agree with J as well. It's definitely possible to do the ride solo but I wouldn't recommend it for your first time. Not only do you not know the route or where you need to conserve energy, but you'll also spend time and energy navigating rather than just enjoying the ride. It is all on Trailforks but there are still some turns that are easy to miss. And yeah, if anything happens on a weekday you may not see anyone til Friday or Saturday. I'd also recommend doing the PCE proper rather than a loop from the bottom. I always take people down the classic route ending on Wildhorse and Goat Trails their first time out. Some of the other exits are shorter and/or less work but don't do the route justice IMO.
LOL, when I saw the mention of not shuttling PCE, I almost posted Ben's YouTube of this ride. I was seriously confused watching it, trying to figure out where y'all were, until you pointed out that you were rejoining the normal trail. What's your opinion of someone solo-ing Dunn up to the tractor and riding Hahn down?
Dunn to the Oasis (tractors) is the hardest part of the climb. But doable.
I shuttled with a group last year, but two of us were so torched after the wash, that we bailed at the top of Hahn, rode down Dunn and back to Vons. I'm not sure we made the right choice, but we were having motor skills issues at that point, so we just limped down the hill, (thinking a fire road descent was safer than technical singletrack.) My memory of Dunn is kind of a blur of ruts, honking brakes, and a seemingly endless pavement slog back to the car. I'm not feeling up to the whole PCE right now, but wanted some redemption and part of that fun. Maybe waiting till the next PCE season is the better choice.
