Hunter Point Road Climb
- long (6.0 km)
- 3.7 mi
- long (6.0 km)
- of climbing (427 m)
- 1,401 ft
- of climbing (427 m)
- average grade
- 7.2%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 10.4%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 1,457 ft at the bottom to 2,858 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 Hunter Point Road this week
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Is it safe to bike up Hunter Point 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 Hunter Point Road
- How long and steep is the Hunter Point Road climb?
- 3.7 miles (6.0 km) at 7.2% on average, climbing 1,401 ft (427 m) from 1,457 ft to 2,858 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 10.4%. That makes it a Category 2 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 39.21198, -122.93101, where Hunter Point Road leaves Elk Mountain Road, and tops out on the road at 39.21832, -122.95612.
- Is Hunter Point 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
- Elk Mountain RoadCat 1 · 12 mi at 3.8% · 2,372 ft · starts 0.4 mi away
- Sam Alley Ridge Road near LakeportHC · dirt · 6.5 mi at 7.7% · 2,625 ft · starts 2.9 mi away
- Clover Valley RoadCat 2 · 6.4 mi at 4.6% · 1,578 ft · starts 3.6 mi away
- Sam Alley Ridge Road from Zablo LaneCat 3 · 1.5 mi at 7.4% · 584 ft · starts 4.0 mi away
- Ladder Ridge RoadCat 3 · 1.4 mi at 13.6% · 1,004 ft · starts 4.1 mi away
- Valley View Road from Scotts Creek DriveCat 3 · 0.9 mi at 13.4% · 636 ft · starts 4.3 mi away
- Valley View Road near LakeportCat 3 · 1.7 mi at 5.9% · 528 ft · starts 4.3 mi away
- Glen Eden Trail near UkiahCat 2 · 2.6 mi at 9.6% · 1,339 ft · starts 7.8 mi away
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.