Reyes Peak Road Climb
- long (9.5 km)
- 5.9 mi
- long (9.5 km)
- of climbing (627 m)
- 2,057 ft
- of climbing (627 m)
- average grade
- 6.6%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 10.8%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 5,105 ft at the bottom to 7,162 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 Reyes Peak Road this week
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Is it safe to bike up Reyes Peak 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 Reyes Peak Road
- How long and steep is the Reyes Peak Road climb?
- 5.9 miles (9.5 km) at 6.6% on average, climbing 2,057 ft (627 m) from 5,105 ft to 7,162 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 10.8%. That makes it a Category 2 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 34.64964, -119.38517, where Reyes Peak Road leaves Maricopa Highway, and tops out on the road at 34.63664, -119.31143.
- Is Reyes Peak 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
- Lockwood Valley Road from Ozena Camp Ground RoadCat 2 · 8.0 mi at 3.5% · 1,476 ft · starts 4.4 mi away
- Cherry Creek Road from Maricopa HighwayHC · dirt · 5.9 mi at 8.4% · 2,641 ft · starts 11 mi away
- Nordhoff Ridge RoadHC · dirt · 6.3 mi at 8.7% · 2,890 ft · starts 11 mi away
- Matilija Divide TrailCat 1 · dirt · 8.5 mi at 5.2% · 2,316 ft · starts 11 mi away
- Lockwood Valley Road near OjaiCat 3 · 4.5 mi at 3.4% · 797 ft · starts 12 mi away
- Quatal Canyon RoadHC · dirt · 14 mi at 3.6% · 2,749 ft · starts 12 mi away
- Maricopa HighwayHC · 12 mi at 4.3% · 2,815 ft · starts 13 mi away
- Pendola Jeep RoadHC · dirt · 10 mi at 7.7% · 4,160 ft · starts 15 mi away
Found from OpenStreetMap roads and USGS 3DEP elevation; ranked on shape only. Category 2: 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.