Breckenridge Road Climb near Bakersfield

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.

How long and steep is the Breckenridge Road near Bakersfield climb?

24 miles (38.2 km) at 4.7% on average, climbing 5,856 ft (1,785 m) from 801 ft to 6,657 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 12.7%. That makes it a Hors catégorie climb.

Where does the climb start and finish?

It starts at 35.39719, -118.81055, and tops out at Mill Creek Trail at 35.47411, -118.57849.

Is Breckenridge Road 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.

• Rancheria Road near BakersfieldHC · dirt · 17 mi at 4.7% · 4,206 ft · starts 2.2 mi away
• Round Mountain Road near BakersfieldCat 3 · 5.4 mi at 3.3% · 935 ft · starts 6.1 mi away
• Baker Grade RoadCat 1 · dirt · 7.3 mi at 6% · 2,313 ft · starts 6.4 mi away
• Caliente Bodfish Road near ArvinHC · 10 mi at 5.1% · 2,753 ft · starts 13 mi away
• Bealville RoadCat 3 · 1.9 mi at 7.4% · 741 ft · starts 13 mi away
• East Bear Mountain BoulevardCat 2 · 5.3 mi at 5.5% · 1,516 ft · starts 13 mi away
• Rolling Oaks RoadCat 3 · 1.1 mi at 15.4% · 883 ft · starts 14 mi away
• Ramel Lynn RoadCat 3 · 2.2 mi at 6.2% · 722 ft · starts 14 mi away