Waterman Road Climb from Spur Lane
- long (15.7 km)
- 9.7 mi
- long (15.7 km)
- of climbing (866 m)
- 2,841 ft
- of climbing (866 m)
- average grade
- 5.5%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 15.4%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 564 ft at the bottom to 3,406 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 Waterman Road this week
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Is it safe to bike up Waterman 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 Waterman Road
- How long and steep is the Waterman Road from Spur Lane climb?
- 9.7 miles (15.7 km) at 5.5% on average, climbing 2,841 ft (866 m) from 564 ft to 3,406 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 15.4%. That makes it a Hors catégorie climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 40.97354, -123.62652, where Waterman Road leaves Spur Lane, and tops out at Forest Route 7N02 at 40.93148, -123.53257.
- Is Waterman 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
- Brannan Mountain Road from Bigfoot Scenic BywayHC · 5.9 mi at 8.5% · 2,641 ft · starts 2.1 mi away
- Huckleberry Creek RoadHC · dirt · 4.9 mi at 11.1% · 2,887 ft · starts 2.3 mi away
- Trinity Highway from Willow RoadCat 1 · 9.8 mi at 4.2% · 2,195 ft · starts 2.4 mi away
- Beebe Ranch RoadCat 3 · 1.3 mi at 8% · 564 ft · starts 2.6 mi away
- Horse RoadCat 1 · dirt · 5.4 mi at 8.6% · 2,451 ft · starts 2.6 mi away
- Telescope Peak RoadHC · 7.5 mi at 7.7% · 3,041 ft · starts 4.0 mi away
- Campbell Ridge RoadCat 3 · 1.8 mi at 9.9% · 951 ft · starts 4.7 mi away
- Horse Range RoadCat 1 · 7.9 mi at 5.6% · 2,349 ft · starts 5.1 mi away
Found from OpenStreetMap roads and USGS 3DEP elevation; ranked on shape only. Hors catégorie: 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.