Poppet Flats Road Climb
- long (2.6 km)
- 1.6 mi
- long (2.6 km)
- of climbing (218 m)
- 715 ft
- of climbing (218 m)
- average grade
- 8.2%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 12.2%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 3,497 ft at the bottom to 4,213 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 Poppet Flats Road this week
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Is it safe to bike up Poppet Flats 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 Poppet Flats Road
- How long and steep is the Poppet Flats Road climb?
- 1.6 miles (2.6 km) at 8.2% on average, climbing 715 ft (218 m) from 3,497 ft to 4,213 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 12.2%. That makes it a Category 3 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 33.8475, -116.85916, where Poppet Flats Road leaves Cryer Drive, and tops out at Banning-Idyllwild Panoramic Highway at 33.86029, -116.8386.
- Is Poppet Flats 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
- Bluff StreetHC · 12 mi at 5.1% · 3,337 ft · starts 4.4 mi away
- Banning-Idyllwild Panoramic Highway near BanningHC · 14 mi at 4.3% · 3,301 ft · starts 4.4 mi away
- Sunset AvenueCat 3 · 4.1 mi at 4.1% · 889 ft · starts 4.9 mi away
- Indian Canyon RoadHC · dirt · 9.7 mi at 6.4% · 3,248 ft · starts 5.8 mi away
- Malki RoadCat 3 · 3.0 mi at 3.4% · 541 ft · starts 6.0 mi away
- Black Mountain Road from Banning-Idyllwild Panoramic HighwayCat 1 · dirt · 6.6 mi at 6.6% · 2,297 ft · starts 6.8 mi away
- Potrero Road from Morongo RoadCat 2 · 3.7 mi at 6.9% · 1,345 ft · starts 7.1 mi away
- Banning-Idyllwild Panoramic Highway near Palm SpringsCat 2 · 4.4 mi at 4.5% · 1,056 ft · starts 7.1 mi away
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.