Rim of the World Scenic Byway Climb near Hesperia
- long (4.0 km)
- 2.5 mi
- long (4.0 km)
- of climbing (204 m)
- 669 ft
- of climbing (204 m)
- average grade
- 5.1%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 8.4%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 3,212 ft at the bottom to 3,881 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 Rim of the World Scenic Byway this week
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Is it safe to bike up Rim of the World Scenic Byway?
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 Rim of the World Scenic Byway
- How long and steep is the Rim of the World Scenic Byway near Hesperia climb?
- 2.5 miles (4.0 km) at 5.1% on average, climbing 669 ft (204 m) from 3,212 ft to 3,881 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 8.4%. That makes it a Category 3 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 34.31775, -117.46347, and tops out at Cajon Pass at 34.32529, -117.42846.
- Is Rim of the World Scenic Byway 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
- Rim of the World Scenic Byway near HesperiaCat 2 · 8.6 mi at 3.6% · 1,647 ft · starts 0.5 mi away
- Lone Pine Canyon RoadHC · 7.7 mi at 6.8% · 2,749 ft · starts 1.8 mi away
- Upper Lytle Creek DivideCat 1 · dirt · 8.4 mi at 5.9% · 2,618 ft · starts 3.6 mi away
- Applewhite RoadCat 3 · 1.8 mi at 8.3% · 787 ft · starts 3.7 mi away
- Stockton Flats RoadHC · dirt · 13 mi at 7.1% · 4,856 ft · starts 5.8 mi away
- Canon StreetCat 3 · 1.1 mi at 14.4% · 797 ft · starts 6.2 mi away
- Bailey Canyon Road from Cleghorn RoadCat 1 · dirt · 9.9 mi at 4.1% · 2,142 ft · starts 6.5 mi away
- Kimbark AvenueCat 3 · 1.2 mi at 9.7% · 623 ft · starts 6.8 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.