Lockwood Valley Road Climb from Ozena Camp Ground Road
- long (12.9 km)
- 8.0 mi
- long (12.9 km)
- of climbing (450 m)
- 1,476 ft
- of climbing (450 m)
- average grade
- 3.5%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 8.7%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 3,648 ft at the bottom to 5,125 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 Lockwood Valley Road this week
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Is it safe to bike up Lockwood Valley 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 Lockwood Valley Road
- How long and steep is the Lockwood Valley Road from Ozena Camp Ground Road climb?
- 8.0 miles (12.9 km) at 3.5% on average, climbing 1,476 ft (450 m) from 3,648 ft to 5,125 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 8.7%. That makes it a Category 2 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 34.69522, -119.33142, where Lockwood Valley Road leaves Ozena Camp Ground Road, and tops out on the road at 34.72558, -119.21509.
- Is Lockwood Valley 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
- Reyes Peak RoadCat 2 · 5.9 mi at 6.6% · 2,057 ft · starts 4.4 mi away
- Lockwood Valley Road near OjaiCat 3 · 4.5 mi at 3.4% · 797 ft · starts 7.8 mi away
- Quatal Canyon RoadHC · dirt · 14 mi at 3.6% · 2,749 ft · starts 11 mi away
- Hudson Ranch Road near MaricopaCat 3 · 2.6 mi at 5.5% · 751 ft · starts 13 mi away
- Cherry Creek Road from Maricopa HighwayHC · dirt · 5.9 mi at 8.4% · 2,641 ft · starts 13 mi away
- Nordhoff Ridge RoadHC · dirt · 6.3 mi at 8.7% · 2,890 ft · starts 13 mi away
- Cerro Noroeste RoadCat 1 · 7.6 mi at 5.4% · 2,169 ft · starts 13 mi away
- Matilija Divide TrailCat 1 · dirt · 8.5 mi at 5.2% · 2,316 ft · starts 14 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.