Miller Ranch Road Climb from Millar Anita Lane
- long (5.0 km)
- 3.1 mi
- long (5.0 km)
- of climbing (504 m)
- 1,654 ft
- of climbing (504 m)
- average grade
- 10.1%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 14.6%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 876 ft at the bottom to 2,530 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 Miller Ranch Road this week
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Is it safe to bike up Miller Ranch 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 Miller Ranch Road
- How long and steep is the Miller Ranch Road from Millar Anita Lane climb?
- 3.1 miles (5.0 km) at 10.1% on average, climbing 1,654 ft (504 m) from 876 ft to 2,530 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 14.6%. That makes it a Category 2 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 32.71593, -116.93022, where Miller Ranch Road leaves Millar Anita Lane, and tops out at San Miguel Mountain at 32.69622, -116.93586.
- Is Miller Ranch 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
- Millar Ranch RoadCat 3 · 1.2 mi at 8.5% · 554 ft · starts 1.1 mi away
- State Route 94 from Campo RoadCat 3 · 4.6 mi at 3% · 728 ft · starts 1.3 mi away
- Jamul DriveCat 3 · 3.0 mi at 4.1% · 653 ft · starts 2.0 mi away
- Lyons Valley Road from State Route 94Cat 3 · 4.2 mi at 4.2% · 932 ft · starts 2.9 mi away
- Alta Loma DriveCat 3 · 1.3 mi at 12.6% · 883 ft · starts 3.0 mi away
- Ramona AvenueCat 3 · 1.5 mi at 6.8% · 548 ft · starts 3.9 mi away
- Skyline Truck TrailCat 2 · 5.4 mi at 5% · 1,430 ft · starts 4.4 mi away
- Isla Vista RoadCat 3 · 1.1 mi at 8.8% · 528 ft · starts 5.6 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.