Casitas Pass Road Climb
- long (5.8 km)
- 3.6 mi
- long (5.8 km)
- of climbing (264 m)
- 866 ft
- of climbing (264 m)
- average grade
- 4.6%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 8.1%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 125 ft at the bottom to 991 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 Casitas Pass Road this week
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Is it safe to bike up Casitas Pass 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 Casitas Pass Road
- How long and steep is the Casitas Pass Road climb?
- 3.6 miles (5.8 km) at 4.6% on average, climbing 866 ft (264 m) from 125 ft to 991 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 8.1%. That makes it a Category 3 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 34.38835, -119.4681, where Casitas Pass Road leaves Rincon Road, and tops out at West Casitas Pass at 34.38903, -119.41419.
- Is Casitas Pass 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
- Chismahoo RoadCat 3 · 2.2 mi at 6.2% · 719 ft · starts 3.7 mi away
- Toro Canyon RoadCat 3 · 1.6 mi at 11.4% · 965 ft · starts 6.7 mi away
- Ladera LaneCat 3 · 1.2 mi at 9.2% · 568 ft · starts 7.2 mi away
- East Camino Cielo Road near CarpinteriaCat 2 · 7.7 mi at 4.2% · 1,699 ft · starts 8.6 mi away
- Sulphur Mountain Road from North Ventura AvenueCat 1 · dirt · 11 mi at 4% · 2,434 ft · starts 9.3 mi away
- Pendola Jeep RoadHC · dirt · 10 mi at 7.7% · 4,160 ft · starts 10 mi away
- Hot Springs Road near Santa BarbaraCat 3 · 2.5 mi at 5% · 656 ft · starts 11 mi away
- Matilija Divide TrailCat 1 · dirt · 8.5 mi at 5.2% · 2,316 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.