Patrick J Murphy Memorial Drive Climb
- long (2.3 km)
- 1.4 mi
- long (2.3 km)
- of climbing (164 m)
- 538 ft
- of climbing (164 m)
- average grade
- 7.1%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 10.5%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 112 ft at the bottom to 650 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 Patrick J Murphy Memorial Drive this week
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Is it safe to bike up Patrick J Murphy Memorial Drive?
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 Patrick J Murphy Memorial Drive
- How long and steep is the Patrick J Murphy Memorial Drive climb?
- 1.4 miles (2.3 km) at 7.1% on average, climbing 538 ft (164 m) from 112 ft to 650 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 10.5%. That makes it a Category 3 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 41.54651, -124.06641, where Patrick J Murphy Memorial Drive leaves Requa Road, and tops out at Klamath River Overlook at 41.55501, -124.08643.
- Is Patrick J Murphy Memorial Drive 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
- Redwood Highway near Crescent CityCat 2 · 7.2 mi at 3.5% · 1,319 ft · starts 3.5 mi away
- RM300 RoadCat 3 · 1.1 mi at 9.8% · 545 ft · starts 6.4 mi away
- Gasquet-Orleans Road near Crescent CityCat 2 · 6.4 mi at 4.4% · 1,486 ft · starts 10 mi away
- B-LineCat 3 · 2.7 mi at 4.2% · 604 ft · starts 11 mi away
- Gasquet-Orleans Road near Crescent CityHC · 7.0 mi at 8.8% · 3,228 ft · starts 12 mi away
- South Red Mountain RoadCat 1 · dirt · 5.3 mi at 8% · 2,228 ft · starts 13 mi away
- Big Flat RoadHC · dirt · 11 mi at 5.9% · 3,383 ft · starts 13 mi away
- Redwood Highway near TrinidadCat 3 · 2.6 mi at 7% · 955 ft · starts 13 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.