Cycling Climbs in Santa Cruz

There are 241 cycling climbs in Santa Cruz.

Clicking on the climb category column will toggle between category and difficulty score.

Name	Distance	Avg Gradient	Total Elevation	Climb Category
1. Empire Grade - Entire Hill	18.28 km	3.7%	675 m	Cat. 1
2. The Ball Mauler - Climb #1 (Empire Grade)	20.33 km	3.2%	641 m	Cat. 1
3. Santa Cruz to Summit: Full climb	22.54 km	2.4%	540 m	Cat. 2
4. Golf	15.35 km	3.5%	536 m	Cat. 2
5. Santa Cruz to top of Felton-Empire	15.74 km	3.4%	632 m	Cat. 2
6. Empire Grade: UCSC (Heller Dr.) to Bonny Doon.	14.35 km	3.5%	501 m	Cat. 2
7. bridge to gate	8.23 km	4%	426 m	Cat. 2
8. Golf Club Dr up EMT, U-Conn to Twin Gates	8.82 km	3.7%	360 m	Cat. 2
9. XC Singletrack Delight (EMC to Mushroom Clearing)	11.12 km	2.9%	324 m	Cat. 2
10. Emma 2 Twin Gates	8.6 km	3.7%	314 m	Cat. 3
11. Emma to Twin Gates via singletrack	8.18 km	3.8%	311 m	Cat. 3
12. Stinky to the Tanks via Red Hill	6.62 km	4.4%	294 m	Cat. 3
13. SCB to Tanks the fast way	6.71 km	4.3%	289 m	Cat. 3
14. WS Stinky-Tanks	7.26 km	4%	287 m	Cat. 3
15. Emma to Barrels (fire road)	6.16 km	4.6%	283 m	Cat. 3
16. Emma To Eucalyptus Grove	10.07 km	2.5%	250 m	Cat. 3
17. HIGHWAY 9 TO WHERE WE STOP	4.32 km	5.5%	238 m	Cat. 3
18. Stinky-Uni-StarWars	5.29 km	4.4%	234 m	Cat. 3
19. Sign to Empire on single track	8.15 km	2.8%	230 m	Cat. 3
20. Bike Path to Twin Gates	5.69 km	4%	263 m	Cat. 3
21. Boardwalk to Campus	8.57 km	2.6%	220 m	Cat. 3
22. UCSC Climb	5.03 km	4.3%	214 m	Cat. 3
23. UP emma UP yukon	4.61 km	4.6%	312 m	Cat. 3
24. High St to Top of UCSC	5.58 km	3.8%	212 m	Cat. 3
25. Pogonip - Highway 9 to Tanks	3.8 km	5.5%	209 m	Cat. 3
26. Goss to top of Granite Creek	8.33 km	2.5%	209 m	Cat. 3
27. Western up to Fuel Break	5.58 km	3.7%	204 m	Cat. 3
28. UCSC King to Stevenson via Bay & Coolidge	4.54 km	4.4%	200 m	Cat. 3
29. Jar Jar Binks	4.79 km	4.2%	199 m	Cat. 3
30. Bay to Top of Bike Path	4.08 km	4.6%	186 m	Cat. 3
31. Pogonip+Powerbar	2.93 km	6.1%	180 m	Cat. 3
32. UCSC Ascent - Eastside Entry	3.76 km	4.7%	178 m	Cat. 3
33. Bay to UCSC via Empire	4.04 km	4.4%	176 m	Cat. 3
34. UConn+Chinquapin to tanks	2.75 km	6.4%	177 m	Cat. 3
35. Twisty to Heller via Coolidge	6.48 km	2.7%	177 m	Cat. 3
36. Up Branciforte to Mountain View	10.82 km	1.6%	176 m	Cat. 3
37. Graham Hill to Lockewood	5.89 km	3%	176 m	Cat. 3
38. UCSC Ascent - Westside Entry	3.25 km	5.3%	171 m	Cat. 3
39. High Street to UCSC via Empire	4.45 km	3.8%	171 m	Cat. 3
40. B40 to top of Mtn View	9.94 km	1.7%	190 m	Cat. 3
41. Twisty Bridge to East Field via Warmup	3.98 km	4.2%	169 m	Cat. 3
42. Stinky Music Hall	4.5 km	3.7%	167 m	Cat. 3
43. Bridge to East Field	3.66 km	4.5%	164 m	Cat. 3
44. King Street to OPERS	3.29 km	4.8%	159 m	Cat. 4
45. Highland to OPERS BP via Spring St	3.36 km	4.5%	156 m	Cat. 4
46. Emp. Grade/West Entr. - Bay St to UCSC Summit	3.69 km	4%	157 m	Cat. 4
47. Bottom of Rincon to top of Pogonip	1.6 km	9.1%	146 m	Cat. 4
48. Do you even crossfit BRO?	6.39 km	2.2%	141 m	Cat. 4
49. elephant via village rd to the dorms	2.33 km	5.6%	145 m	Cat. 4
50. The steepest way up? (Bike path - PSB)	2.69 km	4.8%	130 m	Cat. 4
51. Hagar to Baskin via Coolidge	3.07 km	4.2%	128 m	Cat. 4
52. Poginip	1.11 km	11.4%	126 m	Cat. 4
53. High Street to West Entrance	3.57 km	3.4%	129 m	Cat. 4
54. Lime Climb	1.96 km	6%	117 m	Cat. 4
55. Star Wars and Red Hill Climb	1.97 km	5.8%	115 m	Cat. 4
56. U-Con Trail	1.22 km	9.4%	138 m	Cat. 4
57. Pogonip Up	1.18 km	9.6%	114 m	Cat. 4
58. U-Con - Climb	1.28 km	8.8%	113 m	Cat. 4
59. Sign to sign	1.19 km	9.4%	112 m	Cat. 4
60. Soquel Ave Climb	0.54 km	20.7%	112 m	Cat. 4
61. bay + bottom of bike path	2.77 km	4%	111 m	Cat. 4
62. West Cliff to top of HW9	14.28 km	0.8%	107 m	Cat. 4
63. Bay Street to top of Bike Path	2.11 km	5%	106 m	Cat. 4
64. Maple Street Climb	0.58 km	17.9%	103 m	Cat. 4
65. State Route 9 Climb	2.38 km	4.2%	100 m	Cat. 4
66. U-con to the bench overlook	1.05 km	9.4%	99 m	Cat. 4
67. Bay Street to Hagar Bike Path	1.84 km	5.3%	97 m	Cat. 4
68. Emma McCrary - Climb	3.69 km	2.6%	97 m	Cat. 4
69. Full UCSC Fireroad	3.56 km	2.7%	97 m	Cat. 4
70. Twisty Bridge to top of Spring via Ortalon	1.79 km	5.3%	94 m	Cat. 4
71. Highland to Spring	1.89 km	5%	94 m	Cat. 4
72. Bay Street Climb	0.95 km	9.8%	93 m	Cat. 4
73. Hagar to Baytree	1.76 km	5.3%	93 m	Cat. 4
74. hagar	1.68 km	5.3%	89 m	Cat. 4
75. Downtown to UCSC	3.04 km	2.9%	89 m	Cat. 4
76. Coolidge Dr. Hill	1.89 km	4.6%	87 m	Cat. 4
77. UCSC Interval Hill	1.81 km	4.8%	87 m	Cat. 4
78. phil's cutoff	1.3 km	6.6%	85 m	Cat. 4
79. dela climb to top	1.73 km	4.9%	85 m	Cat. 4
80. Hobo trail to Henry Cowell	11.7 km	0.7%	85 m	Cat. 4
81. Riverside Avenue Climb	0.4 km	21%	83 m	Cat. 4
82. pogonip	0.81 km	10.2%	83 m	Cat. 4
83. EMT	3.26 km	2.5%	83 m	Cat. 4
84. Go West (and up High), Young Person!	2.42 km	3.4%	82 m	Cat. 4
85. Emma: bridge to top	2.42 km	3.4%	81 m	Cat. 4
86. hwy 9 north (Golf Club Drive to Toll House)	6.92 km	1.2%	81 m	Cat. 4
87. Hagar to East Field	1.35 km	5.8%	79 m	N/A
88. Fireroad intersection to Top of the world	2.08 km	3.7%	76 m	N/A
89. Middle Earth	1.34 km	5.5%	74 m	N/A
90. Bay Street West Cliff to High Street	3.3 km	2.2%	73 m	N/A
91. Goss to DeLa Disc Golf Course	2.41 km	2.9%	71 m	N/A
92. C10 to Twin Gates	2.97 km	2.3%	67 m	N/A
93. Bay street from King to High	1.43 km	4.5%	64 m	N/A
94. Bay Street Mission to High	1.73 km	3.6%	63 m	N/A
95. UCSC dirt path east	1.42 km	4.3%	61 m	N/A
96. Coolidge dirt to Field House track	1.03 km	5.9%	61 m	N/A
97. Turn onto Hagar Dr to University Road Race Finish	1.03 km	5.8%	60 m	N/A
98. De La Climb - Goss to Armory	0.85 km	7%	60 m	N/A
99. middle earth short	1.22 km	4.8%	59 m	N/A
100. Rincon UP (Fern to Coolidge)	0.96 km	6.1%	59 m	N/A

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