Bryson Hesperia Road Climb from Interlake Road
- long (3.7 km)
- 2.3 mi
- long (3.7 km)
- of climbing (203 m)
- 666 ft
- of climbing (203 m)
- average grade
- 5.5%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 8.2%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 945 ft at the bottom to 1,611 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 Bryson Hesperia Road this week
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Is it safe to bike up Bryson Hesperia 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. What the records show: no bike crashes were reported along the climb from 2021–2025.
Common questions about Bryson Hesperia Road
- How long and steep is the Bryson Hesperia Road from Interlake Road climb?
- 2.3 miles (3.7 km) at 5.5% on average, climbing 666 ft (203 m) from 945 ft to 1,611 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 8.2%. That makes it a Category 3 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 35.83752, -121.03972, where Bryson Hesperia Road leaves Interlake Road, and tops out at Hesperia Hall Road at 35.82121, -121.05697.
- Is Bryson Hesperia 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.
Other climbs nearby
- Copperhead RoadCat 3 · 2.2 mi at 5.2% · 607 ft · starts 0.5 mi away
- Bryson Hesperia RoadCat 3 · 3.7 mi at 3.6% · 702 ft · starts 4.4 mi away
- Frudden Road near King CityCat 3 · 1.6 mi at 8.2% · 705 ft · starts 7.0 mi away
- Interlake RoadCat 3 · 1.6 mi at 8.1% · 699 ft · starts 7.5 mi away
- Lockwood San Ardo Road near King CityCat 2 · 5.0 mi at 4.3% · 1,135 ft · starts 7.7 mi away
- Frudden Road near King CityCat 3 · 3.0 mi at 3.9% · 620 ft · starts 8.0 mi away
- Nacimiento Lake DriveCat 3 · 3.8 mi at 3.8% · 761 ft · starts 11 mi away
- Frudden Road near King CityCat 3 · 1.5 mi at 8% · 653 ft · starts 11 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.