Santa Rita Road Climb from Campbell Road
- long (3.5 km)
- 2.2 mi
- long (3.5 km)
- of climbing (228 m)
- 748 ft
- of climbing (228 m)
- average grade
- 6.4%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 13.8%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 512 ft at the bottom to 1,260 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 Santa Rita Road this week
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Is it safe to bike up Santa Rita 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 Santa Rita Road
- How long and steep is the Santa Rita Road from Campbell Road climb?
- 2.2 miles (3.5 km) at 6.4% on average, climbing 748 ft (228 m) from 512 ft to 1,260 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 13.8%. That makes it a Category 3 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 34.66423, -120.32799, where Santa Rita Road leaves Campbell Road, and tops out on the road at 34.67623, -120.30426.
- Is Santa Rita 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
- Santa Rita Road near BuelltonCat 3 · 3.0 mi at 5.8% · 932 ft · starts 0.8 mi away
- Drum Canyon Road near BuelltonCat 3 · 6.0 mi at 3.1% · 991 ft · starts 3.1 mi away
- Drum Canyon Road from Centennial StreetCat 3 · 2.8 mi at 5.3% · 797 ft · starts 5.8 mi away
- Santa Rita Road from Route 135Cat 3 · 4.3 mi at 4.5% · 1,024 ft · starts 5.9 mi away
- Cat Canyon RoadCat 3 · 4.3 mi at 3.1% · 699 ft · starts 6.4 mi away
- Penny LaneCat 3 · 2.5 mi at 5.3% · 682 ft · starts 6.5 mi away
- Harris Grade Road from Cabrillo HighwayCat 3 · 4.5 mi at 3.2% · 774 ft · starts 7.3 mi away
- Jalama Road near LompocCat 3 · 4.7 mi at 3.3% · 827 ft · starts 7.4 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.