Fish Rock Road Climb near Ukiah
- long (5.3 km)
- 3.3 mi
- long (5.3 km)
- of climbing (332 m)
- 1,089 ft
- of climbing (332 m)
- average grade
- 6.2%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 9%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 935 ft at the bottom to 2,024 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 Fish Rock Road this week
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Is it safe to bike up Fish Rock 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 Fish Rock Road
- How long and steep is the Fish Rock Road near Ukiah climb?
- 3.3 miles (5.3 km) at 6.2% on average, climbing 1,089 ft (332 m) from 935 ft to 2,024 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 9%. That makes it a Category 2 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 38.89319, -123.34728, and tops out on the road at 38.88765, -123.38212.
- Is Fish Rock 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
- Yorkville Ranch Road near UkiahCat 2 · 4.3 mi at 6.8% · 1,549 ft · starts 4.3 mi away
- Madrone WayCat 3 · 1.0 mi at 12.4% · 679 ft · starts 5.1 mi away
- North Branch RoadCat 3 · 2.6 mi at 5.3% · 719 ft · starts 6.0 mi away
- Yorkville Ranch Road near UkiahCat 3 · 2.8 mi at 6.4% · 935 ft · starts 6.4 mi away
- Boonville Road near UkiahCat 2 · 9.7 mi at 3.4% · 1,762 ft · starts 7.4 mi away
- Mountain View Road from Highway 128Cat 3 · 2.1 mi at 7% · 768 ft · starts 8.3 mi away
- Mountain View Road near Point ArenaCat 3 · 2.3 mi at 5.5% · 682 ft · starts 8.4 mi away
- Mountain View Road near Point ArenaCat 2 · 4.0 mi at 8.2% · 1,739 ft · starts 8.5 mi away
Found from OpenStreetMap roads and USGS 3DEP elevation; ranked on shape only. Category 2: 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.