Punta del Este Drive Climb
- long (2.8 km)
- 1.7 mi
- long (2.8 km)
- of climbing (214 m)
- 702 ft
- of climbing (214 m)
- average grade
- 7.8%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 22.2%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 522 ft at the bottom to 1,224 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 Punta del Este Drive this week
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Is it safe to bike up Punta del Este 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 Punta del Este Drive
- How long and steep is the Punta del Este Drive climb?
- 1.7 miles (2.8 km) at 7.8% on average, climbing 702 ft (214 m) from 522 ft to 1,224 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 22.2%. That makes it a Category 3 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 33.99361, -117.95603, where Punta del Este Drive leaves East La Monde Street, and tops out at Casco Court at 33.97381, -117.95597.
- Is Punta del Este 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
- Turnbull Canyon Road from Shadybend DriveCat 3 · 3.6 mi at 4.3% · 827 ft · starts 1.8 mi away
- East Oak Canyon DriveCat 3 · 1.1 mi at 9.5% · 531 ft · starts 2.1 mi away
- North Harbor BoulevardCat 3 · 2.3 mi at 5.6% · 673 ft · starts 4.4 mi away
- Colima RoadCat 3 · 2.3 mi at 4.8% · 600 ft · starts 4.5 mi away
- Turnbull Canyon Road from Beverly BoulevardCat 3 · 3.7 mi at 4.5% · 883 ft · starts 5.4 mi away
- Lemon AvenueCat 3 · 2.4 mi at 5.1% · 656 ft · starts 5.5 mi away
- Van Tassel MotorwayHC · 4.6 mi at 12.1% · 2,927 ft · starts 11 mi away
- San Gabriel Canyon Road from Ranch RoadCat 3 · 3.3 mi at 3.4% · 591 ft · starts 12 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.