Bonnie Meadow Lane Climb
- long (0.4 km)
- 0.3 mi
- long (0.4 km)
- of climbing (210 m)
- 689 ft
- of climbing (210 m)
- average grade
- 51.3%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 51.3%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 2,365 ft at the bottom to 3,054 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 Bonnie Meadow Lane this week
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Is it safe to bike up Bonnie Meadow Lane?
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. What the records show: no bike crashes were reported along the climb from 2021–2025.
Common questions about Bonnie Meadow Lane
- How long and steep is the Bonnie Meadow Lane climb?
- 0.3 miles (0.4 km) at 51.3% on average, climbing 689 ft (210 m) from 2,365 ft to 3,054 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 51.3%. That makes it a Category 3 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 39.68722, -121.39221, and tops out at Stephens Ridge Road at 39.68354, -121.39226.
- Is Bonnie Meadow Lane paved?
- Yes, by its OpenStreetMap tags.
- 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
- Big Ridge Road near ParadiseCat 3 · 2.5 mi at 4.8% · 640 ft · starts 1.5 mi away
- Edan Canyon Road near ParadiseCat 3 · 0.6 mi at 18.5% · 564 ft · starts 2.0 mi away
- Edan Canyon Road near ParadiseCat 3 · 0.3 mi at 39.9% · 564 ft · starts 2.2 mi away
- Galen Ridge RoadCat 2 · 3.4 mi at 7.6% · 1,385 ft · starts 2.4 mi away
- Big Ridge Road near ParadiseCat 3 · 2.1 mi at 7.7% · 837 ft · starts 2.6 mi away
- Berry Creek RoadCat 3 · 1.7 mi at 8.7% · 797 ft · starts 2.7 mi away
- French Creek Road near ParadiseCat 2 · 4.5 mi at 4.6% · 1,093 ft · starts 2.8 mi away
- Zink RoadCat 3 · 2.8 mi at 6% · 883 ft · starts 3.5 mi away
Found from OpenStreetMap roads and USGS 3DEP elevation; ranked on shape only. Category 3: 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.