Wildcat Canyon Road Climb from Camino Pablo
- long (3.8 km)
- 2.4 mi
- long (3.8 km)
- of climbing (187 m)
- 614 ft
- of climbing (187 m)
- average grade
- 4.9%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 7.2%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 433 ft at the bottom to 1,047 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 Wildcat Canyon Road this week
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Is it safe to bike up Wildcat 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: 2 bike crashes were reported on or beside Wildcat Canyon Road along the climb from 2021–2025.
Common questions about Wildcat Canyon Road
- How long and steep is the Wildcat Canyon Road from Camino Pablo climb?
- 2.4 miles (3.8 km) at 4.9% on average, climbing 614 ft (187 m) from 433 ft to 1,047 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 7.2%. That makes it a Category 3 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 37.89952, -122.21049, where Wildcat Canyon Road leaves Camino Pablo, and tops out at Inspiration Point at 37.9046, -122.24266.
- Is Wildcat 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
- Bear Creek Road near OrindaCat 3 · 2.1 mi at 5.7% · 623 ft · starts 0.2 mi away
- El ToyonalCat 3 · 1.5 mi at 8.1% · 659 ft · starts 1.3 mi away
- South Park DriveCat 3 · 1.5 mi at 9% · 715 ft · starts 1.8 mi away
- Centennial DriveCat 3 · 1.7 mi at 8.9% · 781 ft · starts 2.9 mi away
- Panoramic WayCat 3 · 1.6 mi at 8.1% · 679 ft · starts 3.0 mi away
- Euclid AvenueCat 3 · 2.3 mi at 4.7% · 561 ft · starts 3.2 mi away
- Grizzly Peak BoulevardCat 3 · 3.9 mi at 4.1% · 846 ft · starts 3.3 mi away
- Spruce StreetCat 3 · 2.3 mi at 4.9% · 591 ft · starts 3.5 mi away
Places to ride to nearby
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.