Highway 76 Climb
- long (11.6 km)
- 7.2 mi
- long (11.6 km)
- of climbing (594 m)
- 1,949 ft
- of climbing (594 m)
- average grade
- 5.1%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 8.5%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 817 ft at the bottom to 2,766 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 Highway 76 this week
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Is it safe to bike up Highway 76?
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: 3 bike crashes were reported on or beside Highway 76 along the climb from 2021–2025, 1 of them serious or fatal. Of the 3 where the cyclist's direction along the climb can be read, 1 was coming down and 2 going up.
Common questions about Highway 76
- How long and steep is the Highway 76 climb?
- 7.2 miles (11.6 km) at 5.1% on average, climbing 1,949 ft (594 m) from 817 ft to 2,766 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 8.5%. That makes it a Category 2 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 33.2958, -116.97056, where Highway 76 leaves Pala Road, and tops out on the road at 33.28685, -116.88162.
- Is Highway 76 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
- Sams Mountain RoadCat 3 · 1.5 mi at 11.9% · 955 ft · starts 0.0 mi away
- Avenida de Las Estrella AvenueCat 3 · 1.3 mi at 12.8% · 886 ft · starts 0.3 mi away
- Pauma Heights RoadCat 3 · 2.3 mi at 7.3% · 906 ft · starts 1.4 mi away
- North Mesa DriveCat 3 · 1.9 mi at 8.5% · 863 ft · starts 1.5 mi away
- Quail DriveCat 3 · 1.1 mi at 10% · 558 ft · starts 1.6 mi away
- Starbeam LaneCat 3 · 0.8 mi at 15.3% · 650 ft · starts 1.8 mi away
- Nate Harrison GradeHC · dirt · 9.3 mi at 8.7% · 4,288 ft · starts 1.8 mi away
- Indian Oak TrailCat 3 · 1.0 mi at 11% · 564 ft · starts 2.4 mi away
Places to ride to nearby
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.