Turnbull Canyon Road Climb from Shadybend Drive
- long (5.8 km)
- 3.6 mi
- long (5.8 km)
- of climbing (252 m)
- 827 ft
- of climbing (252 m)
- average grade
- 4.3%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 7.1%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 338 ft at the bottom to 1,165 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 Turnbull Canyon Road this week
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Is it safe to bike up Turnbull Canyon 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: 4 bike crashes were reported on or beside Turnbull Canyon Road along the climb from 2021–2025. Of the 3 where the cyclist's direction along the climb can be read, 3 were coming down and 0 going up.
Common questions about Turnbull Canyon Road
- How long and steep is the Turnbull Canyon Road from Shadybend Drive climb?
- 3.6 miles (5.8 km) at 4.3% on average, climbing 827 ft (252 m) from 338 ft to 1,165 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 7.1%. That makes it a Category 3 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 34.01317, -117.97683, where Turnbull Canyon Road leaves Shadybend Drive, and tops out at Skyline Drive at 33.99523, -118.00141.
- Is Turnbull Canyon 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 Oak Canyon DriveCat 3 · 1.1 mi at 9.5% · 531 ft · starts 1.1 mi away
- Punta del Este DriveCat 3 · 1.7 mi at 7.8% · 702 ft · starts 1.8 mi away
- Turnbull Canyon Road from Beverly BoulevardCat 3 · 3.7 mi at 4.5% · 883 ft · starts 4.5 mi away
- Colima RoadCat 3 · 2.3 mi at 4.8% · 600 ft · starts 5.0 mi away
- North Harbor BoulevardCat 3 · 2.3 mi at 5.6% · 673 ft · starts 6.1 mi away
- Lemon AvenueCat 3 · 2.4 mi at 5.1% · 656 ft · starts 6.4 mi away
- Van Tassel MotorwayHC · 4.6 mi at 12.1% · 2,927 ft · starts 10.0 mi away
- San Gabriel Canyon Road from Ranch RoadCat 3 · 3.3 mi at 3.4% · 591 ft · starts 11 mi away
Bike crash hotspots nearby
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.