Jesus Maria Road Climb from Hawver Road
- long (2.6 km)
- 1.6 mi
- long (2.6 km)
- of climbing (199 m)
- 653 ft
- of climbing (199 m)
- average grade
- 7.5%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 10.4%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 948 ft at the bottom to 1,601 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 Jesus Maria Road this week
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Is it safe to bike up Jesus Maria 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 Jesus Maria Road
- How long and steep is the Jesus Maria Road from Hawver Road climb?
- 1.6 miles (2.6 km) at 7.5% on average, climbing 653 ft (199 m) from 948 ft to 1,601 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 10.4%. That makes it a Category 3 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 38.28305, -120.66821, where Jesus Maria Road leaves Hawver Road, and tops out on the road at 38.29832, -120.68278.
- Is Jesus Maria 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
- Hawver Road from Jesus Maria RoadCat 3 · 1.2 mi at 9.1% · 581 ft · starts 0.1 mi away
- Jesus Maria Road near JacksonCat 2 · 4.7 mi at 5.9% · 1,476 ft · starts 0.8 mi away
- Highway 26 near JacksonCat 2 · 5.6 mi at 4.5% · 1,319 ft · starts 2.4 mi away
- Doster RoadCat 3 · 3.5 mi at 5.3% · 974 ft · starts 2.7 mi away
- State Highway 49 from Big Bar RoadCat 3 · 3.1 mi at 4.1% · 682 ft · starts 3.5 mi away
- Gwin Mine RoadCat 3 · 3.2 mi at 4.6% · 781 ft · starts 4.5 mi away
- Tabeaud RoadCat 3 · 4.8 mi at 3.6% · 902 ft · starts 4.6 mi away
- Hawver Road near JacksonCat 3 · 2.0 mi at 6.9% · 728 ft · starts 4.7 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.