Foothill Ranch Road Climb
- long (3.3 km)
- 2.0 mi
- long (3.3 km)
- of climbing (250 m)
- 820 ft
- of climbing (250 m)
- average grade
- 7.7%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 11.9%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 390 ft at the bottom to 1,211 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 Foothill Ranch Road this week
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Is it safe to bike up Foothill Ranch 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 Foothill Ranch Road
- How long and steep is the Foothill Ranch Road climb?
- 2.0 miles (3.3 km) at 7.7% on average, climbing 820 ft (250 m) from 390 ft to 1,211 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 11.9%. That makes it a Category 3 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 38.5112, -122.70465, where Foothill Ranch Road leaves Riebli Road, and tops out at Upper Ridge Road at 38.51639, -122.67944.
- Is Foothill Ranch 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
- Crystal DriveCat 3 · 1.5 mi at 8.6% · 676 ft · starts 0.5 mi away
- Skyfarm Drive from Split Rail CourtCat 3 · 0.9 mi at 12.7% · 623 ft · starts 0.9 mi away
- Rolling Oaks DriveCat 3 · 1.4 mi at 10% · 722 ft · starts 1.6 mi away
- Calistoga Road from Derby RoadCat 3 · 2.2 mi at 4.8% · 551 ft · starts 2.7 mi away
- Parker Hill RoadCat 3 · 2.3 mi at 4.6% · 568 ft · starts 2.7 mi away
- Fountaingrove Parkway near Santa RosaCat 3 · 2.2 mi at 6% · 702 ft · starts 2.7 mi away
- Fountaingrove Parkway from Mendocino OvercrossingCat 3 · 2.4 mi at 5.9% · 738 ft · starts 2.8 mi away
- Fountaingrove Parkway from Montecito BoulevardCat 3 · 2.1 mi at 5.6% · 627 ft · starts 3.1 mi away
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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.