East Fork Mias-Canyon Climb
- long (2.7 km)
- 1.7 mi
- long (2.7 km)
- of climbing (219 m)
- 719 ft
- of climbing (219 m)
- average grade
- 8.1%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 20.4%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 3,025 ft at the bottom to 3,743 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 East Fork Mias-Canyon this week
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Is it safe to bike up East Fork Mias-Canyon?
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 East Fork Mias-Canyon
- How long and steep is the East Fork Mias-Canyon climb?
- 1.7 miles (2.7 km) at 8.1% on average, climbing 719 ft (219 m) from 3,025 ft to 3,743 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 20.4%. That makes it a Category 3 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 33.97076, -116.88334, where East Fork Mias-Canyon leaves Mias Canyon Road, and tops out at Forest Service Trail at 33.98901, -116.89131.
- Is East Fork Mias-Canyon 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
- Banning Canyon RoadCat 1 · 7.0 mi at 5.8% · 2,162 ft · starts 0.9 mi away
- Mias Canyon RoadCat 3 · 3.7 mi at 4.6% · 906 ft · starts 1.4 mi away
- Beaumont RoadCat 3 · 1.7 mi at 6.8% · 610 ft · starts 2.5 mi away
- Potrero Road near BanningCat 2 · 2.0 mi at 10.6% · 1,102 ft · starts 2.9 mi away
- Potrero Road from Morongo RoadCat 2 · 3.7 mi at 6.9% · 1,345 ft · starts 3.4 mi away
- Millard Canyon RoadCat 2 · 5.5 mi at 6.8% · 1,965 ft · starts 4.1 mi away
- Banning-Idyllwild Panoramic Highway near BanningHC · 14 mi at 4.3% · 3,301 ft · starts 4.2 mi away
- Bluff StreetHC · 12 mi at 5.1% · 3,337 ft · starts 4.2 mi away
Bike crash hotspots nearby
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.