Hites Cove OHV Trail Climb
- long (6.3 km)
- 3.9 mi
- long (6.3 km)
- of climbing (701 m)
- 2,300 ft
- of climbing (701 m)
- average grade
- 11.1%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 19.7%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 1,565 ft at the bottom to 3,865 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 Hites Cove OHV Trail this week
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Is it safe to bike up Hites Cove OHV Trail?
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. Most of this climb is a dirt road, and falls away from public roads rarely reach police reports. What the records show: no bike crashes were reported along the climb from 2021–2025.
Common questions about Hites Cove OHV Trail
- How long and steep is the Hites Cove OHV Trail climb?
- 3.9 miles (6.3 km) at 11.1% on average, climbing 2,300 ft (701 m) from 1,565 ft to 3,865 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 19.7%. That makes it a Category 1 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 37.64056, -119.84965, where Hites Cove OHV Trail leaves Hites Cove Trail, and tops out at Hites Cove Road at 37.60488, -119.84143.
- Is Hites Cove OHV Trail paved?
- Mostly not: OpenStreetMap tags 100% of the climb as dirt or gravel. Dirt roads can be closed in fire season or after rain, so check with the land manager.
- 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
- Apperson Mine RoadCat 3 · 1.6 mi at 6.6% · 554 ft · starts 3.3 mi away
- Old Yosemite-Coulterville RoadCat 2 · 4.8 mi at 5.3% · 1,362 ft · starts 5.6 mi away
- Ponderosa WayCat 3 · 3.6 mi at 4.4% · 827 ft · starts 6.0 mi away
- Old Yosemite Coulterville RoadCat 3 · 1.5 mi at 7.3% · 577 ft · starts 6.0 mi away
- Old Yosemite Coulterville RoadCat 3 · 2.1 mi at 5.5% · 594 ft · starts 6.5 mi away
- Central Yosemite HighwayCat 2 · 8.4 mi at 4.1% · 1,808 ft · starts 6.8 mi away
- Oak Road from Central Yosemite HighwayCat 3 · 2.0 mi at 6.3% · 646 ft · starts 7.3 mi away
- Carstens RoadCat 2 · 5.6 mi at 4.7% · 1,401 ft · starts 7.4 mi away
Found from OpenStreetMap roads and USGS 3DEP elevation; ranked on shape only. Category 1: 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.