Loma Verde Mountainway Climb
- long (3.5 km)
- 2.2 mi
- long (3.5 km)
- of climbing (238 m)
- 781 ft
- of climbing (238 m)
- average grade
- 6.8%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 15.4%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 1,240 ft at the bottom to 2,021 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 Loma Verde Mountainway this week
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Is it safe to bike up Loma Verde Mountainway?
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 Loma Verde Mountainway
- How long and steep is the Loma Verde Mountainway climb?
- 2.2 miles (3.5 km) at 6.8% on average, climbing 781 ft (238 m) from 1,240 ft to 2,021 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 15.4%. That makes it a Category 3 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 34.44722, -118.66449, where Loma Verde Mountainway leaves San Martinez Road, and tops out on the road at 34.44149, -118.69054.
- Is Loma Verde Mountainway 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
- Hasley Canyon Road near Santa ClaritaCat 3 · 4.2 mi at 3.2% · 709 ft · starts 2.0 mi away
- Lechler MotorwayCat 3 · 1.6 mi at 10.4% · 856 ft · starts 3.6 mi away
- Hasley Canyon Road near FillmoreCat 3 · 2.4 mi at 5.7% · 725 ft · starts 3.9 mi away
- Ridge Route RoadCat 1 · 12 mi at 3.5% · 2,146 ft · starts 4.5 mi away
- Lake Hughes RoadCat 3 · 2.8 mi at 6.2% · 922 ft · starts 4.6 mi away
- Golden State Highway near Santa ClaritaCat 3 · 1.1 mi at 9.6% · 545 ft · starts 6.4 mi away
- Golden State Highway from Templin HighwayCat 3 · 1.8 mi at 6% · 577 ft · starts 8.5 mi away
- Golden Valley RoadCat 3 · 2.0 mi at 5.7% · 604 ft · starts 9.4 mi away
Bike crash hotspots 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.