Cat 3 climb · Paved

Johnson Road 4x4 SV2630 Climb from SV2674

From SV2674. Tops out on the road. Near Apple Valley.
long (7.5 km)
4.7 mi
long (7.5 km)
of climbing (256 m)
840 ft
of climbing (256 m)
average grade
3.4%
average grade
steepest 500 m
4.6%
steepest 500 m

Elevation profile

3,1563,9961 mi2 mi3 mi4 mi0
Grade per 500 m:under 3%3–5%5–7%7–9%9–12%12% and up

From 3,156 ft at the bottom to 3,996 ft at the top. Grades are averaged over each half kilometre, from USGS elevation data, so short ramps can be steeper than they show.

Map of the Johnson Road 4x4 SV2630 from SV2674 climb
S: bottom, E: top. Map © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap.

Weather at the top of Johnson Road 4x4 SV2630 this week

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Is it safe to bike up Johnson Road 4x4 SV2630?

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. The records here are also incomplete: most reports along it are filed under Adelanto, where only 44% of reported bike crashes have a map location, so the numbers here are too low. What the records show: no bike crashes were reported along the climb from 2021–2025.

The crash numbers here are too low. Most reports along this climb are filed under Adelanto, where only 44% of reported bike crashes have a map location.

Common questions about Johnson Road 4x4 SV2630

How long and steep is the Johnson Road 4x4 SV2630 from SV2674 climb?
4.7 miles (7.5 km) at 3.4% on average, climbing 840 ft (256 m) from 3,156 ft to 3,996 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 4.6%. That makes it a Category 3 climb.
Where does the climb start and finish?
It starts at 34.57283, -116.98105, where Johnson Road 4x4 SV2630 leaves SV2674, and tops out on the road at 34.58546, -117.05451.
Is Johnson Road 4x4 SV2630 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

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.