Ruth Hill Road Climb from Indian Guide Road
- long (7.9 km)
- 4.9 mi
- long (7.9 km)
- of climbing (331 m)
- 1,086 ft
- of climbing (331 m)
- average grade
- 4.2%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 9.7%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 1,581 ft at the bottom to 2,667 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 Ruth Hill Road this week
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Is it safe to bike up Ruth Hill 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 Ruth Hill Road
- How long and steep is the Ruth Hill Road from Indian Guide Road climb?
- 4.9 miles (7.9 km) at 4.2% on average, climbing 1,086 ft (331 m) from 1,581 ft to 2,667 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 9.7%. That makes it a Category 2 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 36.72573, -119.23556, where Ruth Hill Road leaves Indian Guide Road, and tops out at Cardinal Lane at 36.72316, -119.16676.
- Is Ruth Hill 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
- East Kings Canyon Road near Orange CoveHC · 24 mi at 4.3% · 5,436 ft · starts 2.3 mi away
- George Smith RoadCat 3 · 1.3 mi at 8.8% · 600 ft · starts 2.8 mi away
- Ennis RoadCat 3 · 3.2 mi at 4.2% · 709 ft · starts 3.3 mi away
- Totem LaneCat 3 · 0.9 mi at 12.6% · 574 ft · starts 3.6 mi away
- Hopewell Road near Orange CoveCat 3 · 2.2 mi at 6.1% · 719 ft · starts 3.9 mi away
- South Hills Valley RoadCat 3 · 3.1 mi at 6.1% · 1,007 ft · starts 4.2 mi away
- Squaw Valley Road from Shadybrook LaneCat 3 · 2.0 mi at 5.9% · 627 ft · starts 4.5 mi away
- Barberry LaneCat 3 · 1.1 mi at 9% · 531 ft · starts 4.6 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.