121 miles with 13,300 feet of climbing
Route Profile
Angeles Crest Highway • Climbs
Angeles Crest Highway • Description
Angeles Crest Highway (Highway 2) is a scenic mountain-rural ride through the San Gabriel Mountains in the Angeles National Forest. This super century offers plenty of climbing, but always on moderate grades (around five percent).
The ride starts in La Cañada Flintridge, the beginning of the Angeles Crest Highway. The route follows Highway 2 for about 60 miles to Wrightwood, the turnaround point. On the way it passes Red Box (the turnoff to Mount Wilson), Newcomb's Ranch, Cloud Burst Summit, two tiny ski resorts (Mount Waterman and Kratka Ridge), two tunnels, Islip Saddle, Dawson Saddle (the highest point at 7,901 feet), Vincent Gulch Divide, Blue Ridge (Inspiration Point), and Big Pines. The way out requires over 9,000 feet of climbing, the way back over 4,000 feet.
Angeles Crest Highway • Interactive Map
Angeles Crest Highway • Pictures
View from Red Box
Newcomb's Ranch
Cloud Burst Summit
View from Jarvi Memorial Vista
Dawson Saddle
Wrightwood
By: Bernd Straehle
See Also: Super Centuries