Kanan Dume Road Climb
- long (6.8 km)
- 4.2 mi
- long (6.8 km)
- of climbing (449 m)
- 1,473 ft
- of climbing (449 m)
- average grade
- 6.6%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 11.4%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 157 ft at the bottom to 1,631 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 Kanan Dume Road this week
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Is it safe to bike up Kanan Dume 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 Kanan Dume Road
- How long and steep is the Kanan Dume Road climb?
- 4.2 miles (6.8 km) at 6.6% on average, climbing 1,473 ft (449 m) from 157 ft to 1,631 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 11.4%. That makes it a Category 2 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 34.02155, -118.80261, where Kanan Dume Road leaves Pacific Coast Highway, and tops out on the road at 34.0738, -118.81412.
- Is Kanan Dume 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
- Zuma Ridge TrailCat 1 · dirt · 5.3 mi at 8.4% · 2,359 ft · starts 0.9 mi away
- Old Chimney RoadCat 3 · 0.9 mi at 11.1% · 541 ft · starts 2.4 mi away
- Baller RoadCat 3 · 3.1 mi at 5.5% · 879 ft · starts 2.8 mi away
- Latigo Canyon RoadCat 2 · 9.3 mi at 4.1% · 2,024 ft · starts 2.8 mi away
- Corral Canyon Road from Pacific Coast HighwayCat 1 · 6.7 mi at 7.1% · 2,543 ft · starts 3.5 mi away
- Encinal Canyon Road near Westlake VillageCat 3 · 3.6 mi at 5.4% · 1,020 ft · starts 4.6 mi away
- Decker RoadCat 2 · 6.7 mi at 4.9% · 1,742 ft · starts 5.4 mi away
- Encinal Canyon Road near Westlake VillageCat 3 · 1.8 mi at 6.3% · 610 ft · starts 5.4 mi away
Places to ride to nearby
Bike crash hotspots nearby
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.