Sherman Pass 4x4 Trail Climb
- long (5.5 km)
- 3.4 mi
- long (5.5 km)
- of climbing (773 m)
- 2,536 ft
- of climbing (773 m)
- average grade
- 14%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 22.3%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 6,588 ft at the bottom to 9,124 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 Sherman Pass 4x4 Trail this week
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Is it safe to bike up Sherman Pass 4x4 Trail?
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. Most of this climb is a dirt road, and falls away from public roads rarely reach police reports. What the records show: no bike crashes were reported along the climb from 2021–2025.
Common questions about Sherman Pass 4x4 Trail
- How long and steep is the Sherman Pass 4x4 Trail climb?
- 3.4 miles (5.5 km) at 14% on average, climbing 2,536 ft (773 m) from 6,588 ft to 9,124 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 22.3%. That makes it a Category 1 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 35.9873, -118.41419, where Sherman Pass 4x4 Trail leaves Sherman Pass Road, and tops out at North Meadow Pass at 36.02131, -118.40184.
- Is Sherman Pass 4x4 Trail paved?
- Mostly not: OpenStreetMap tags 100% of the climb as dirt or gravel. Dirt roads can be closed in fire season or after rain, so check with the land manager.
- 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
- Cherry Hill RoadCat 1 · 6.7 mi at 6.2% · 2,178 ft · starts 1.4 mi away
- Sherman Pass RoadCat 3 · 2.7 mi at 5.8% · 830 ft · starts 3.7 mi away
- Sherman Pass Road from Mountain Highway 99HC · 15 mi at 6.5% · 5,335 ft · starts 4.2 mi away
- Lloyd Meadow RoadCat 3 · 4.1 mi at 4.3% · 928 ft · starts 5.8 mi away
- Parker Pass DriveCat 2 · 6.6 mi at 4.5% · 1,549 ft · starts 7.2 mi away
- Sherman Pass RoadCat 3 · 2.6 mi at 4.3% · 584 ft · starts 7.4 mi away
- Sugarloaf Road from Parker Pass DriveCat 2 · 5.6 mi at 5% · 1,490 ft · starts 8.7 mi away
- Sugarloaf RoadCat 3 · 4.0 mi at 3% · 627 ft · starts 9.3 mi away
Found from OpenStreetMap roads and USGS 3DEP elevation; ranked on shape only. Category 1: 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.