Squaw Valley Road Climb from Shorewood Lane
- long (3.6 km)
- 2.3 mi
- long (3.6 km)
- of climbing (261 m)
- 856 ft
- of climbing (261 m)
- average grade
- 7.2%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 12.3%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 1,161 ft at the bottom to 2,018 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 Squaw Valley Road this week
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Is it safe to bike up Squaw Valley 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 Squaw Valley Road
- How long and steep is the Squaw Valley Road from Shorewood Lane climb?
- 2.3 miles (3.6 km) at 7.2% on average, climbing 856 ft (261 m) from 1,161 ft to 2,018 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 12.3%. That makes it a Category 3 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 36.67813, -119.17569, where Squaw Valley Road leaves Shorewood Lane, and tops out at Cornflower Lane at 36.6593, -119.15129.
- Is Squaw Valley 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
- Squaw Valley Road from Shadybrook LaneCat 3 · 2.0 mi at 5.9% · 627 ft · starts 0.2 mi away
- Pepperweed RoadCat 3 · 1.6 mi at 9.5% · 787 ft · starts 0.5 mi away
- Totem LaneCat 3 · 0.9 mi at 12.6% · 574 ft · starts 1.3 mi away
- Ennis RoadCat 3 · 3.2 mi at 4.2% · 709 ft · starts 1.9 mi away
- George Smith RoadCat 3 · 1.3 mi at 8.8% · 600 ft · starts 2.3 mi away
- Chuckwagon RoadCat 3 · 3.4 mi at 5.6% · 991 ft · starts 2.8 mi away
- Barberry LaneCat 3 · 1.1 mi at 9% · 531 ft · starts 4.2 mi away
- Ruth Hill Road from Indian Guide RoadCat 2 · 4.9 mi at 4.2% · 1,086 ft · starts 4.7 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.