Old Skaggs Springs Road Climb
- long (5.3 km)
- 3.3 mi
- long (5.3 km)
- of climbing (188 m)
- 617 ft
- of climbing (188 m)
- average grade
- 3.6%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 10.2%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 509 ft at the bottom to 1,125 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 Old Skaggs Springs Road this week
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Is it safe to bike up Old Skaggs Springs 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 Old Skaggs Springs Road
- How long and steep is the Old Skaggs Springs Road climb?
- 3.3 miles (5.3 km) at 3.6% on average, climbing 617 ft (188 m) from 509 ft to 1,125 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 10.2%. That makes it a Category 3 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 38.70172, -123.09303, and tops out at Stewarts Point-Skaggs Springs Road at 38.67812, -123.11073.
- Is Old Skaggs Springs 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
- Stewarts Point-Skaggs Springs Road near CloverdaleCat 3 · 2.1 mi at 6.9% · 768 ft · starts 2.1 mi away
- Stewarts Point-Skaggs Springs Road near CloverdaleCat 3 · 1.6 mi at 8% · 689 ft · starts 2.1 mi away
- Stewarts Point-Skaggs Springs Road near CloverdaleCat 2 · 2.8 mi at 7.2% · 1,073 ft · starts 2.1 mi away
- Rockpile Road near CloverdaleCat 3 · 2.3 mi at 5.2% · 627 ft · starts 2.3 mi away
- Madrone Point Service RoadCat 3 · 1.1 mi at 11.1% · 620 ft · starts 3.0 mi away
- Stewarts Point-Skaggs Springs Road near CloverdaleCat 2 · 3.8 mi at 6.4% · 1,260 ft · starts 4.6 mi away
- Rockpile Road from Stewarts Point-Skaggs Springs RoadCat 3 · 4.0 mi at 4% · 853 ft · starts 4.8 mi away
- Hot Springs Road near CloverdaleCat 3 · 2.1 mi at 5.8% · 663 ft · starts 5.0 mi away
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.