Indian Valley Rsvr Road Climb
- long (4.5 km)
- 2.8 mi
- long (4.5 km)
- of climbing (316 m)
- 1,037 ft
- of climbing (316 m)
- average grade
- 7%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 10%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 1,742 ft at the bottom to 2,779 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 Indian Valley Rsvr Road this week
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Is it safe to bike up Indian Valley Rsvr 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 Indian Valley Rsvr Road
- How long and steep is the Indian Valley Rsvr Road climb?
- 2.8 miles (4.5 km) at 7% on average, climbing 1,037 ft (316 m) from 1,742 ft to 2,779 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 10%. That makes it a Category 3 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 39.0727, -122.51492, where Indian Valley Rsvr Road leaves Benmore Canyon Road, and tops out at Walker Ridge Road at 39.06284, -122.49043.
- Is Indian Valley Rsvr 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
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- Cache Creek RoadCat 2 · 2.3 mi at 8.7% · 1,056 ft · starts 3.2 mi away
- Watertrough RoadCat 3 · 1.6 mi at 11.1% · 925 ft · starts 3.9 mi away
- Lance Road from Long Branch Drive near ClearlakeCat 3 · 1.0 mi at 10.8% · 545 ft · starts 4.7 mi away
- Lance Road from Long Branch Drive near ClearlakeCat 3 · 0.8 mi at 15.2% · 656 ft · starts 4.7 mi away
- Doe TrailCat 3 · 2.4 mi at 7.4% · 932 ft · starts 4.8 mi away
- Pacific Ridge RoadCat 1 · dirt · 4.3 mi at 9.5% · 2,139 ft · starts 6.0 mi away
- Morine Ranch RoadCat 3 · 1.2 mi at 9.6% · 587 ft · starts 7.8 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.