Red Mountain Road Climb from Sage 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.

How long and steep is the Red Mountain Road from Sage Road climb?

4.6 miles (7.3 km) at 3.2% on average, climbing 758 ft (231 m) from 2,612 ft to 3,369 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 8.9%. That makes it a Category 3 climb.

Where does the climb start and finish?

It starts at 33.61126, -116.93477, where Red Mountain Road leaves Sage Road, and tops out on the road at 33.63356, -116.87566.

Is Red Mountain Road paved?

Mostly: OpenStreetMap tags 72% of the climb as paved, and the rest as dirt or gravel.

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.

• Minto WayCat 2 · 3.1 mi at 8% · 1,322 ft · starts 2.7 mi away
• Sage Road near HemetCat 3 · 4.3 mi at 3.9% · 896 ft · starts 4.1 mi away
• Calle CordovaCat 3 · 2.2 mi at 4.6% · 538 ft · starts 4.9 mi away
• Green Oaks DriveCat 3 · 1.4 mi at 7.5% · 574 ft · starts 5.4 mi away
• Esplendida WayCat 3 · 1.2 mi at 9.9% · 627 ft · starts 6.2 mi away
• Via de OroCat 3 · 1.9 mi at 6.6% · 676 ft · starts 6.4 mi away
• Denise RoadCat 3 · 2.0 mi at 7% · 732 ft · starts 6.5 mi away
• Gibbel RoadCat 3 · 3.6 mi at 4.1% · 781 ft · starts 6.6 mi away