Hickey Boulevard Climb
- long (2.8 km)
- 1.7 mi
- long (2.8 km)
- of climbing (165 m)
- 541 ft
- of climbing (165 m)
- average grade
- 5.9%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 9.3%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 92 ft at the bottom to 633 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 Hickey Boulevard this week
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Is it safe to bike up Hickey Boulevard?
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: 5 bike crashes were reported on or beside Hickey Boulevard along the climb from 2021–2025, 3 of them serious or fatal. The most were at Hickey Bl & Junipero Serra Bl (3).
Where bike crashes cluster on Hickey Boulevard
- 3 crashes · 2 serious or fatal
Hickey Bl & Junipero Serra Bl
A mix of crash types
Traffic is posted at about 40 mph.
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Common questions about Hickey Boulevard
- How long and steep is the Hickey Boulevard climb?
- 1.7 miles (2.8 km) at 5.9% on average, climbing 541 ft (165 m) from 92 ft to 633 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 9.3%. That makes it a Category 3 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 37.66633, -122.45151, where Hickey Boulevard leaves El Camino Real, and tops out at Skyline Boulevard at 37.66053, -122.4757.
- Is Hickey Boulevard 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
- Westborough BoulevardCat 3 · 2.0 mi at 5.8% · 607 ft · starts 1.1 mi away
- Guadalupe Canyon ParkwayCat 3 · 2.0 mi at 5.1% · 535 ft · starts 1.7 mi away
- Manor DriveCat 3 · 1.2 mi at 9.5% · 591 ft · starts 2.5 mi away
- Sneath LaneCat 3 · 3.0 mi at 4.2% · 676 ft · starts 2.6 mi away
- Sneath Lane TrailCat 3 · 1.5 mi at 7.2% · 591 ft · starts 3.4 mi away
- Sharp Park RoadCat 3 · 2.1 mi at 5.5% · 597 ft · starts 3.5 mi away
- Fassler AvenueCat 3 · 1.5 mi at 8.5% · 656 ft · starts 4.6 mi away
- Hillcrest BoulevardCat 3 · 1.7 mi at 6.5% · 594 ft · starts 5.5 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.