Pescadero Creek Road Climb from Pescadero Road
- long (2.7 km)
- 1.7 mi
- long (2.7 km)
- of climbing (185 m)
- 607 ft
- of climbing (185 m)
- average grade
- 6.9%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 8.1%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 459 ft at the bottom to 1,066 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 Pescadero Creek Road this week
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Is it safe to bike up Pescadero Creek 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 Pescadero Creek Road
- How long and steep is the Pescadero Creek Road from Pescadero Road climb?
- 1.7 miles (2.7 km) at 6.9% on average, climbing 607 ft (185 m) from 459 ft to 1,066 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 8.1%. That makes it a Category 3 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 37.29984, -122.26511, where Pescadero Creek Road leaves Pescadero Road, and tops out on the road at 37.2999, -122.27638.
- Is Pescadero Creek 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
- Alpine Road from Pescadero Creek RoadCat 2 · 6.6 mi at 5.6% · 1,962 ft · starts 0.0 mi away
- Cuesta RealCat 3 · 1.5 mi at 7.9% · 610 ft · starts 1.4 mi away
- Pescadero Creek Road near Portola ValleyCat 3 · 3.7 mi at 4.6% · 892 ft · starts 2.9 mi away
- Old La Honda Road from La Honda RoadCat 3 · 2.5 mi at 4.4% · 581 ft · starts 4.0 mi away
- Portola State Park RoadCat 2 · 3.5 mi at 6.7% · 1,217 ft · starts 4.2 mi away
- Vista Verde WayCat 3 · 1.1 mi at 10.5% · 600 ft · starts 4.9 mi away
- Bear Gulch RoadCat 3 · 2.7 mi at 6.9% · 971 ft · starts 5.4 mi away
- Los Trancos RoadCat 3 · 1.8 mi at 6.2% · 574 ft · starts 5.6 mi away
Places to ride to nearby
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.