Highland Creek Ranch Road Climb
- long (4.6 km)
- 2.8 mi
- long (4.6 km)
- of climbing (296 m)
- 971 ft
- of climbing (296 m)
- average grade
- 6.5%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 9.8%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 315 ft at the bottom to 1,286 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 Highland Creek Ranch Road this week
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Is it safe to bike up Highland Creek 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 Highland Creek Ranch Road
- How long and steep is the Highland Creek Ranch Road climb?
- 2.8 miles (4.6 km) at 6.5% on average, climbing 971 ft (296 m) from 315 ft to 1,286 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 9.8%. That makes it a Category 3 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 38.76693, -122.96848, where Highland Creek Ranch Road leaves River Road, and tops out on the road at 38.77572, -122.93158.
- Is Highland Creek 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
- Henry RoadCat 3 · 1.2 mi at 11.5% · 705 ft · starts 0.7 mi away
- Trimble LaneCat 3 · 0.7 mi at 15.7% · 607 ft · starts 2.6 mi away
- Hot Springs Road from S. Foothill BoulevardCat 3 · 1.8 mi at 7.9% · 741 ft · starts 3.2 mi away
- Shellenger RoadCat 3 · 2.0 mi at 5.7% · 594 ft · starts 3.4 mi away
- Cherry Creek Road from Circle DriveCat 3 · 1.6 mi at 8.5% · 709 ft · starts 3.4 mi away
- Pocket Ranch Road near CloverdaleCat 3 · 1.2 mi at 8.4% · 541 ft · starts 3.6 mi away
- Ridge Oaks RoadCat 2 · 2.8 mi at 8.1% · 1,181 ft · starts 3.7 mi away
- Pocket Ranch Road from Ridge Oaks RoadCat 2 · 2.4 mi at 8.9% · 1,135 ft · starts 3.7 mi away
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.