Railroad Flat Road Climb from Riverview Road
- long (3.7 km)
- 2.3 mi
- long (3.7 km)
- of climbing (184 m)
- 604 ft
- of climbing (184 m)
- average grade
- 5%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 11.1%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 2,201 ft at the bottom to 2,805 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 Railroad Flat Road this week
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Is it safe to bike up Railroad Flat 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 Railroad Flat Road
- How long and steep is the Railroad Flat Road from Riverview Road climb?
- 2.3 miles (3.7 km) at 5% on average, climbing 604 ft (184 m) from 2,201 ft to 2,805 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 11.1%. That makes it a Category 3 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 38.35999, -120.50351, where Railroad Flat Road leaves Riverview Road, and tops out at Ridge Road at 38.33322, -120.51947.
- Is Railroad Flat 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
- Silver Mountain RoadCat 3 · 2.8 mi at 6.9% · 1,040 ft · starts 0.2 mi away
- Railroad Flat Road near JacksonCat 3 · 1.4 mi at 8.6% · 653 ft · starts 0.5 mi away
- Blue Mountain Road from Poverty LaneCat 3 · 6.4 mi at 3.1% · 1,037 ft · starts 1.3 mi away
- Highway 26 from West Point Pioneer RoadCat 3 · 2.7 mi at 5.3% · 745 ft · starts 2.4 mi away
- West Point Pioneer Road from Highway 26Cat 3 · 3.1 mi at 4% · 653 ft · starts 2.4 mi away
- Summit Level RoadCat 1 · 14 mi at 3.4% · 2,467 ft · starts 2.8 mi away
- Bald Mountain Road from Coon-HollowCat 3 · 3.3 mi at 3.1% · 531 ft · starts 2.8 mi away
- Ridgecrest WayCat 3 · 2.2 mi at 5.5% · 633 ft · starts 3.2 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.