Cat 2 climb · Paved

Mc Cloud Dunsmuir Ctf Climb

From Shasta Springs Mc Cloud Road. Tops out at McCloud Dunsmuir Cutoff. Near Dunsmuir.
long (7.5 km)
4.7 mi
long (7.5 km)
of climbing (412 m)
1,352 ft
of climbing (412 m)
average grade
5.5%
average grade
steepest 500 m
9.2%
steepest 500 m

Elevation profile

3,1074,4591 mi2 mi3 mi4 mi0
Grade per 500 m:under 3%3–5%5–7%7–9%9–12%12% and up

From 3,107 ft at the bottom to 4,459 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 Mc Cloud Dunsmuir Ctf climb
S: bottom, E: top. Map © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap.

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Is it safe to bike up Mc Cloud Dunsmuir Ctf?

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 Mc Cloud Dunsmuir Ctf

How long and steep is the Mc Cloud Dunsmuir Ctf climb?
4.7 miles (7.5 km) at 5.5% on average, climbing 1,352 ft (412 m) from 3,107 ft to 4,459 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 9.2%. That makes it a Category 2 climb.
Where does the climb start and finish?
It starts at 41.25285, -122.25506, where Mc Cloud Dunsmuir Ctf leaves Shasta Springs Mc Cloud Road, and tops out at McCloud Dunsmuir Cutoff at 41.26813, -122.21475.
Is Mc Cloud Dunsmuir Ctf 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 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.