Woodside Road Climb
- long (13.1 km)
- 8.1 mi
- long (13.1 km)
- of climbing (427 m)
- 1,401 ft
- of climbing (427 m)
- average grade
- 3.3%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 7.1%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 82 ft at the bottom to 1,483 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 Woodside Road this week
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Is it safe to bike up Woodside 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: 9 bike crashes were reported on or beside Woodside Road along the climb from 2021–2025, 2 of them serious or fatal. The most were at SR-35 & La Honda Road (3). Of the 6 where the cyclist's direction along the climb can be read, 5 were coming down and 1 going up.
Where bike crashes cluster on Woodside Road
- 3 crashes
SR-35 & La Honda Road
A mix of crash types
Traffic is posted at about 55 mph.
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Common questions about Woodside Road
- How long and steep is the Woodside Road climb?
- 8.1 miles (13.1 km) at 3.3% on average, climbing 1,401 ft (427 m) from 82 ft to 1,483 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 7.1%. That makes it a Category 2 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 37.45231, -122.22989, where Woodside Road leaves Santiago Avenue, and tops out at La Honda Road at 37.38624, -122.26577.
- Is Woodside 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
- Jefferson AvenueCat 3 · 2.5 mi at 4.5% · 587 ft · starts 1.5 mi away
- Kings Mountain RoadCat 2 · 4.9 mi at 6.4% · 1,654 ft · starts 2.7 mi away
- Crestview Drive from Bow DriveCat 3 · 1.2 mi at 9.9% · 610 ft · starts 3.3 mi away
- Melendy DriveCat 3 · 1.3 mi at 9% · 620 ft · starts 3.5 mi away
- Old La Honda Road from Portola RoadCat 2 · 3.3 mi at 7.5% · 1,296 ft · starts 4.0 mi away
- Alpine Road near Portola ValleyCat 2 · 6.3 mi at 3.6% · 1,188 ft · starts 4.4 mi away
- Club DriveCat 3 · 1.3 mi at 8.7% · 600 ft · starts 4.9 mi away
- Skyline Boulevard from La Honda RoadCat 3 · 4.4 mi at 3.7% · 866 ft · starts 4.9 mi away
Places to ride to nearby
Bike crash hotspots nearby
Found from OpenStreetMap roads and USGS 3DEP elevation; ranked on shape only. Category 2: 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.