Hastings Ranch Drive Climb
- long (2.8 km)
- 1.8 mi
- long (2.8 km)
- of climbing (180 m)
- 591 ft
- of climbing (180 m)
- average grade
- 6.4%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 8.1%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 722 ft at the bottom to 1,312 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 Hastings Ranch Drive this week
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Is it safe to bike up Hastings Ranch Drive?
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 Hastings Ranch Drive
- How long and steep is the Hastings Ranch Drive climb?
- 1.8 miles (2.8 km) at 6.4% on average, climbing 591 ft (180 m) from 722 ft to 1,312 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 34.15163, -118.07397, where Hastings Ranch Drive leaves North Rosemead Boulevard, and tops out at Carriage House Road at 34.17538, -118.07073.
- Is Hastings Ranch Drive 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
- Sierra Madre Villa AvenueCat 3 · 2.0 mi at 5.9% · 617 ft · starts 0.5 mi away
- Santa Anita Canyon RoadCat 2 · 3.3 mi at 6.9% · 1,207 ft · starts 2.7 mi away
- North Holliston AvenueCat 3 · 2.8 mi at 4.4% · 643 ft · starts 2.8 mi away
- North Lake AvenueCat 3 · 3.5 mi at 5.1% · 942 ft · starts 3.3 mi away
- Mount Wilson Toll RoadHC · dirt · 8.7 mi at 9.5% · 4,383 ft · starts 3.4 mi away
- North Fair Oaks AvenueCat 3 · 4.4 mi at 3.6% · 830 ft · starts 4.4 mi away
- Chaney TrailCat 3 · 1.1 mi at 10.5% · 623 ft · starts 5.5 mi away
- Monrovia Canyon Truck TrailHC · dirt · 6.6 mi at 8.2% · 2,851 ft · starts 5.9 mi away
Places to ride to nearby
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.