Camino de Travesia Climb
- long (1.7 km)
- 1.1 mi
- long (1.7 km)
- of climbing (199 m)
- 653 ft
- of climbing (199 m)
- average grade
- 11.5%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 14.7%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 600 ft at the bottom to 1,253 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 Camino de Travesia this week
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Is it safe to bike up Camino de Travesia?
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 Camino de Travesia
- How long and steep is the Camino de Travesia climb?
- 1.1 miles (1.7 km) at 11.5% on average, climbing 653 ft (199 m) from 600 ft to 1,253 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 14.7%. That makes it a Category 3 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 36.46789, -121.7286, where Camino de Travesia leaves A el Cuenco, and ends where the road ends at 36.46425, -121.73453.
- Is Camino de Travesia 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
- KlondikeCat 3 · 1.3 mi at 8.5% · 591 ft · starts 0.8 mi away
- Via Los TularesCat 3 · 1.0 mi at 11.5% · 597 ft · starts 0.9 mi away
- El Caminito RoadCat 2 · 3.4 mi at 9.2% · 1,650 ft · starts 1.1 mi away
- Country Club Drive from West Carmel Valley RoadCat 3 · 1.0 mi at 10.5% · 554 ft · starts 1.9 mi away
- Laureles Grade Road near Del Rey OaksCat 3 · 3.5 mi at 5.7% · 1,037 ft · starts 2.8 mi away
- Cachagua Road from East Carmel Valley RoadCat 3 · 2.6 mi at 7.1% · 968 ft · starts 3.0 mi away
- Longridge TrailCat 3 · 1.5 mi at 9.9% · 791 ft · starts 3.3 mi away
- East VasquezCat 3 · 1.9 mi at 7.6% · 758 ft · starts 3.4 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.