Bailey Canyon Road Climb from Cleghorn Road
- long (15.9 km)
- 9.9 mi
- long (15.9 km)
- of climbing (653 m)
- 2,142 ft
- of climbing (653 m)
- average grade
- 4.1%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 9.4%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 3,399 ft at the bottom to 5,541 ft at the top. Grades are averaged over each half kilometre, from USGS elevation data, so short ramps can be steeper than they show.
Weather at the top of Bailey Canyon Road this week
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Is it safe to bike up Bailey Canyon Road?
We don't rate roads as safe or unsafe: crash counts can't say how risky a ride is, and roads people like to ride draw more riders, so they see more crashes. Most of this climb is a dirt road, and falls away from public roads rarely reach police reports. What the records show: no bike crashes were reported along the climb from 2021–2025.
Common questions about Bailey Canyon Road
- How long and steep is the Bailey Canyon Road from Cleghorn Road climb?
- 9.9 miles (15.9 km) at 4.1% on average, climbing 2,142 ft (653 m) from 3,399 ft to 5,541 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 9.4%. That makes it a Category 1 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 34.28782, -117.35528, where Bailey Canyon Road leaves Cleghorn Road, and tops out on the road at 34.25773, -117.36471.
- Is Bailey Canyon Road paved?
- Mostly not: OpenStreetMap tags 90% of the climb as dirt or gravel. Dirt roads can be closed in fire season or after rain, so check with the land manager.
- How is the category worked out?
- From the climb's shape only: length in metres × average grade (%) of 16,000 or more for Cat 3, 32,000 for Cat 2, 64,000 for Cat 1 and 80,000 for HC. It describes how hard the climb is, not traffic or crashes.
- Where does this data come from?
- The climb is found from OpenStreetMap roads and USGS 3DEP elevation (every climb, not a list of famous ones). Access is from OpenStreetMap tags; gates and closures change, so obey posted signs. Crash counts are police reports in the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS) on data.ca.gov, counted where their map location is within 100 ft of the climb. The forecast is from the National Weather Service.
Other climbs nearby
- Sawpit Canyon RoadCat 3 · 2.1 mi at 8% · 886 ft · starts 1.9 mi away
- Mojave River RoadCat 3 · 1.9 mi at 5.4% · 538 ft · starts 2.6 mi away
- Canon StreetCat 3 · 1.1 mi at 14.4% · 797 ft · starts 4.4 mi away
- Kimbark AvenueCat 3 · 1.2 mi at 9.7% · 623 ft · starts 5.2 mi away
- Cleghorn Ridge RoadHC · dirt · 15 mi at 3.9% · 3,054 ft · starts 5.4 mi away
- Lake Gregory DriveCat 3 · 2.1 mi at 5.2% · 591 ft · starts 5.5 mi away
- Arosa DriveCat 3 · 1.1 mi at 9.9% · 600 ft · starts 6.2 mi away
- Rim of the World Scenic Byway near HesperiaCat 3 · 2.5 mi at 5.1% · 669 ft · starts 6.5 mi away
Found from OpenStreetMap roads and USGS 3DEP elevation; ranked on shape only. Category 1: length in metres × average grade (%) of 16,000 or more for Cat 3, 32,000 for Cat 2, 64,000 for Cat 1 and 80,000 for HC. It describes how hard the climb is, not traffic or crashes. Crashes: bike crashes reported within 100 ft of the climb, 2021–2025, from the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), counted only where the report has map coordinates. Weather: National Weather Service. Access from OpenStreetMap tags; obey posted signs. How the data works.