Corral Canyon Road Climb from Pacific Coast Highway

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: 1 bike crash was reported on or beside Corral Canyon Road along the climb from 2021–2025, 1 of them serious or fatal.

How long and steep is the Corral Canyon Road from Pacific Coast Highway climb?

6.7 miles (10.9 km) at 7.1% on average, climbing 2,543 ft (775 m) from 26 ft to 2,569 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 12.5%. That makes it a Category 1 climb.

Where does the climb start and finish?

It starts at 34.03312, -118.74318, where Corral Canyon Road leaves Pacific Coast Highway, and ends at a gate at 34.08612, -118.7798.

Is Corral Canyon Road paved?

Mostly: OpenStreetMap tags 79% of the climb as paved, and the rest as dirt or gravel.

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.

• Latigo Canyon RoadCat 2 · 9.3 mi at 4.1% · 2,024 ft · starts 0.7 mi away
• Old Chimney RoadCat 3 · 0.9 mi at 11.1% · 541 ft · starts 2.2 mi away
• Baller RoadCat 3 · 3.1 mi at 5.5% · 879 ft · starts 2.3 mi away
• Kanan Dume RoadCat 2 · 4.2 mi at 6.6% · 1,473 ft · starts 3.5 mi away
• Piuma RoadCat 2 · 5.2 mi at 6.3% · 1,736 ft · starts 4.0 mi away
• Zuma Ridge TrailCat 1 · dirt · 5.3 mi at 8.4% · 2,359 ft · starts 4.4 mi away
• Schueren RoadCat 3 · 1.8 mi at 5.6% · 528 ft · starts 5.7 mi away
• Rambla PacificoCat 2 · 3.1 mi at 8.8% · 1,430 ft · starts 5.9 mi away