Angeles Crest descent to LA virtual cycling route
USA Angeles Crest descent to LA
Distance: 58.05 km
Elevation Gain: 391 m
Elevation Loss: 2058 m
Difficulty: 335 (Easy)
FIETS Index: 0.69 FIETS
Avg Grade: -3.30 %
Max cat climb: 4
Min elevation: 421 m
Max elevation: 2142 m
Ride Category: Rollers

The Angeles Crest Scenic Byway runs 66 miles from La Cañada-Flintridge to the Mountain Top junction at SR138. The concept for "the most scenic and picturesque mountain road in the state" was developed in 1912, and the funding allocated beginning in 1919. The construction, piece by piece, started in 1929 and continued until 1956, with the exception of the years 1941 through 1946 during WWII. The scenic byway ascends up and winds its way through 66 miles of the Angeles National Forest, through chaparral, and montane forest habitats, along the highest and most scenic ridges of the San Gabriel mountain range. The highway, closed for several years due to landslides, was repaired and reopened on May 20th, 2009, and now continues through to Wrightwood and state route 138.

Rank Rider Date Time Power W/kg Speed
🥇 alan schmidt Jan 01, 2023 01:12:47 384 W 3.81 w/kg 47.82 km/h
🥈 Keith Aitchison Apr 02, 2023 01:13:47 346 W 5.41 w/kg 47.17 km/h
🥉 stephansluijmers@xs4all.nl Jan 27, 2023 01:18:34 287 W 3.09 w/kg 44.30 km/h
4 R VB Jan 14, 2023 01:19:17 300 W 3.53 w/kg 43.90 km/h
5 Igor Tatarinov Dec 27, 2022 01:19:33 255 W 3.04 w/kg 43.75 km/h
6 D Speelman Jan 20, 2023 01:20:22 263 W 3.51 w/kg 43.31 km/h
7 Artem Neposedov Feb 11, 2023 01:20:52 268 W 3.44 w/kg 43.04 km/h
8 Chris Jan 05, 2023 01:21:03 259 W 3.46 w/kg 42.94 km/h
9 Tom Smeets Nov 03, 2021 01:21:11 277 W 3.79 w/kg 42.87 km/h
10 Sebastian Meyer zu Selhausen Jan 15, 2023 01:21:31 252 W 2.86 w/kg 42.69 km/h
11 Geir Skaugen Jun 07, 2023 01:21:32 261 W 3.07 w/kg 42.69 km/h
12 Douglas Forer Dec 28, 2022 01:21:45 244 W 2.94 w/kg 42.57 km/h
13 Rafał Glinka Dec 24, 2022 01:22:23 232 W 2.64 w/kg 42.25 km/h
14 Tigo Star Feb 05, 2022 01:22:59 229 W 2.97 w/kg 41.94 km/h
15 Piotr Ziemiański Dec 24, 2022 01:23:40 201 W 2.54 w/kg 41.60 km/h
16 Rod McGovern Dec 26, 2022 01:24:01 246 W 3.17 w/kg 41.42 km/h
17 Jos Tusveld Jul 04, 2023 01:24:34 216 W 2.73 w/kg 41.15 km/h
18 olivier sabot Dec 30, 2022 01:25:08 208 W 2.57 w/kg 40.88 km/h
19 Rainer Klee May 24, 2023 01:25:20 223 W 2.62 w/kg 40.78 km/h
20 Bruno Cognon Aug 25, 2023 01:25:33 221 W 3.03 w/kg 40.68 km/h
21 Stephan Breitrainer Jan 08, 2023 01:25:53 231 W 2.69 w/kg 40.52 km/h
22 Bas Damme Mar 28, 2025 01:25:59 232 W 2.73 w/kg 40.48 km/h
23 Mario Hermsdorf Jan 01, 2023 01:26:27 217 W 2.89 w/kg 40.26 km/h
24 J F May 19, 2023 01:26:39 180 W 2.05 w/kg 40.17 km/h
25 Michiel Dirkx Jan 31, 2023 01:26:42 230 W 3.03 w/kg 40.14 km/h
26 Uros Valant Nov 13, 2023 01:26:47 169 W 2.41 w/kg 40.10 km/h
27 SandstormBRVR Nov 06, 2024 01:27:10 226 W 3.42 w/kg 39.93 km/h
28 Maciej Czerwiński Dec 23, 2022 01:27:23 249 W 2.26 w/kg 39.83 km/h
29 Grzegorz Jurczak Mar 06, 2023 01:27:34 213 W 2.03 w/kg 39.74 km/h
30 Robert Oroloko Jun 24, 2023 01:27:46 189 W 3.15 w/kg 39.65 km/h
31 jerome limosin Dec 29, 2022 01:27:52 188 W 2.65 w/kg 39.61 km/h
32 Martin Budd Apr 27, 2022 01:28:38 201 W 2.80 w/kg 39.27 km/h
33 Sebastian Krajewski Feb 09, 2023 01:28:44 198 W 2.64 w/kg 39.22 km/h
34 Ron Bregman Feb 13, 2024 01:28:54 191 W 2.58 w/kg 39.15 km/h
35 Rick Berends Dec 06, 2023 01:29:06 183 W 2.82 w/kg 39.06 km/h
36 Christopher Epo Oct 27, 2021 01:29:17 161 W 1.87 w/kg 38.98 km/h
37 Jay Smith Dec 28, 2022 01:29:23 182 W 2.68 w/kg 38.94 km/h
38 Markus Mayer May 10, 2023 01:29:29 197 W 2.59 w/kg 38.89 km/h
39 Uwe Altmann Jul 01, 2023 01:29:30 189 W 2.52 w/kg 38.89 km/h
40 Silvio Landrock Mar 25, 2023 01:29:36 211 W 2.81 w/kg 38.84 km/h
41 Indalecio Lekerika Jun 19, 2024 01:29:38 200 W 3.77 w/kg 38.83 km/h
42 Erik Sundt Dec 15, 2023 01:29:43 193 W 2.24 w/kg 38.79 km/h
43 Bojan Gorenc Jan 02, 2023 01:29:53 172 W 1.76 w/kg 38.72 km/h
44 Gino Pino Jan 01, 2023 01:30:32 187 W 2.88 w/kg 38.44 km/h
45 Danny Tauscher Jan 22, 2023 01:30:35 191 W 2.55 w/kg 38.42 km/h
46 Rainer Ertl Jan 26, 2023 01:30:37 166 W 2.21 w/kg 38.41 km/h
47 Filip Ufnalewski Jan 07, 2023 01:30:49 201 W 2.48 w/kg 38.32 km/h
48 Sven Andersson Feb 01, 2023 01:30:54 202 W 2.89 w/kg 38.29 km/h
49 Robert Rheault Nov 28, 2023 01:31:29 181 W 2.78 w/kg 38.04 km/h
50 Petro Mol May 11, 2023 01:31:30 189 W 1.99 w/kg 38.04 km/h
51 Stefan Baar Mar 24, 2023 01:31:56 156 W 1.81 w/kg 37.86 km/h
52 Eric Green May 23, 2023 01:31:58 192 W 2.36 w/kg 37.84 km/h
53 Richard Cowan Dec 28, 2022 01:32:05 187 W 2.37 w/kg 37.80 km/h
54 Markus Geiger May 13, 2023 01:32:14 175 W 2.24 w/kg 37.73 km/h
55 Clive Pritchard Dec 27, 2022 01:32:28 162 W 2.25 w/kg 37.64 km/h
56 Ulrik Haldrup Jan 23, 2025 01:32:29 200 W 2.63 w/kg 37.63 km/h
57 Dariusz Kozioł Dec 27, 2022 01:32:30 161 W 2.01 w/kg 37.62 km/h
58 Frank S Sep 15, 2023 01:32:40 153 W 1.70 w/kg 37.56 km/h
59 Ian Rob Nov 11, 2023 01:33:13 157 W 1.65 w/kg 37.34 km/h
60 Fred Gaidies Dec 09, 2023 01:33:34 185 W 2.31 w/kg 37.20 km/h
61 ag peters Dec 24, 2022 01:33:47 162 W 2.57 w/kg 37.11 km/h
62 JJosef Kluson Jan 02, 2023 01:34:07 146 W 1.95 w/kg 36.98 km/h
63 Mesozoid Apr 05, 2023 01:34:28 174 W 2.42 w/kg 36.84 km/h
64 Eva Klusoňová Nov 10, 2023 01:34:37 140 W 1.87 w/kg 36.78 km/h
65 paul teunisse Dec 24, 2022 01:34:46 177 W 1.95 w/kg 36.73 km/h
66 Dru Dixon Dec 30, 2022 01:34:55 174 W 2.57 w/kg 36.67 km/h
67 Rikard Persson Dec 29, 2023 01:35:05 174 W 2.42 w/kg 36.60 km/h
68 Lars Ivan Johnsen Dec 29, 2022 01:35:24 180 W 2.42 w/kg 36.48 km/h
69 christian soulard Dec 14, 2023 01:35:32 155 W 2.50 w/kg 36.43 km/h
70 Paul Shields Nov 25, 2023 01:35:39 148 W 1.90 w/kg 36.39 km/h
71 Matthieu Bourgois Feb 17, 2026 01:35:40 151 W 2.01 w/kg 36.38 km/h
72 Jörg Schädlich Feb 11, 2023 01:35:46 124 W 1.75 w/kg 36.34 km/h
73 Frederik Vanrietvelde May 11, 2023 01:36:02 165 W 2.36 w/kg 36.24 km/h
74 Roman Mospan Feb 11, 2024 01:36:05 172 W 2.29 w/kg 36.22 km/h
75 Daniel Beale Aug 14, 2023 01:36:11 157 W 2.15 w/kg 36.18 km/h
76 Piet van Hulst Dec 10, 2023 01:36:38 140 W 2.06 w/kg 36.02 km/h
77 Ingo Löhrmann May 14, 2026 01:37:19 159 W 2.41 w/kg 35.76 km/h
78 Tim Oldham Jul 19, 2023 01:37:21 168 W 2.51 w/kg 35.75 km/h
79 Eric Guinee Dec 23, 2022 01:37:27 148 W 2.18 w/kg 35.71 km/h
80 Peter Muris Jan 02, 2024 01:37:30 125 W 1.60 w/kg 35.70 km/h
81 Fabio Zanirato May 21, 2023 01:37:32 136 W 2.43 w/kg 35.68 km/h
82 Dave Threlkeld Dec 22, 2022 01:37:40 166 W 2.18 w/kg 35.63 km/h
83 Silvano Turati Sep 22, 2023 01:37:44 119 W 1.59 w/kg 35.61 km/h
84 Hans Couvreur Jan 02, 2023 01:38:03 152 W 1.85 w/kg 35.50 km/h
85 Mark Rose Dec 31, 2022 01:38:13 160 W 1.86 w/kg 35.44 km/h
86 tomheldoorn Mar 20, 2023 01:38:20 167 W 2.59 w/kg 35.39 km/h
87 Rémy Jouanne Oct 23, 2023 01:38:25 150 W 2.48 w/kg 35.36 km/h
88 Rik Lukey Dec 28, 2022 01:38:31 152 W 2.28 w/kg 35.33 km/h
89 jeanette peterson Jan 15, 2023 01:38:40 146 W 2.38 w/kg 35.27 km/h
90 Maurizio Gaudino Jan 09, 2023 01:39:04 143 W 1.83 w/kg 35.13 km/h
91 Artur Chmielewski Nov 11, 2022 01:39:25 160 W 2.67 w/kg 35.01 km/h
92 Jan Olav Kvisli Dec 27, 2022 01:39:25 150 W 2.31 w/kg 35.01 km/h
93 Hans Petiet Oct 29, 2021 01:39:56 118 W 1.48 w/kg 34.83 km/h
94 Jos Carboex Dec 23, 2022 01:40:02 154 W 2.05 w/kg 34.79 km/h
95 Carsten Juhler Dec 30, 2022 01:40:03 166 W 1.33 w/kg 34.79 km/h
96 Theo Louman Feb 04, 2023 01:40:18 143 W 1.96 w/kg 34.70 km/h
97 Bruno Paradis Dec 28, 2022 01:40:27 137 W 1.93 w/kg 34.65 km/h
98 Tomek Karbowniczyn Oct 31, 2021 01:40:38 162 W 1.80 w/kg 34.58 km/h
99 Dorus De Leeuw Apr 11, 2023 01:40:49 151 W 1.78 w/kg 34.52 km/h
100 Cumbriancyclist Dec 23, 2022 01:40:54 150 W 2.00 w/kg 34.49 km/h
101 Thomas Schöfer Dec 27, 2022 01:41:01 152 W 1.63 w/kg 34.45 km/h
102 Gabriel Gugiu Dec 27, 2022 01:41:19 126 W 1.80 w/kg 34.35 km/h
103 Stephen Gunn Jan 07, 2023 01:41:24 138 W 2.11 w/kg 34.32 km/h
104 Edward Redfoot Dec 26, 2022 01:41:29 133 W 1.90 w/kg 34.29 km/h
105 Ricardo Pannekoek Sep 11, 2024 01:41:32 156 W 1.90 w/kg 34.28 km/h
106 J De Clercq sept 1946 Dec 30, 2022 01:41:34 126 W 1.68 w/kg 34.27 km/h
107 W van Koetsveld Mar 14, 2023 01:42:02 122 W 1.63 w/kg 34.11 km/h
108 Audrey Schmidt Jan 01, 2023 01:42:14 144 W 2.12 w/kg 34.04 km/h
109 Choub Bidou Feb 24, 2026 01:42:14 139 W 1.85 w/kg 34.04 km/h
110 Gerald ROLLAND Jan 02, 2023 01:42:44 128 W 1.88 w/kg 33.88 km/h
111 יִגָּאֵל יחזקאלי May 11, 2023 01:42:51 132 W 1.89 w/kg 33.84 km/h
112 dimitri floury Feb 08, 2023 01:42:53 125 W 1.69 w/kg 33.83 km/h
113 Kamiel Schuller Dec 11, 2023 01:43:05 147 W 1.77 w/kg 33.76 km/h
114 John Savill May 11, 2023 01:43:34 145 W 1.82 w/kg 33.60 km/h
115 Andrea Zerbinati Dec 26, 2023 01:43:39 131 W 1.46 w/kg 33.58 km/h
116 Mike Buckhurst Oct 24, 2023 01:43:51 147 W 1.96 w/kg 33.51 km/h
117 Andreas Scheurell May 10, 2023 01:43:59 132 W 1.81 w/kg 33.47 km/h
118 gosse HOEKSMA Dec 29, 2022 01:44:22 126 W 1.73 w/kg 33.35 km/h
119 Cosma Ganassin Jan 30, 2026 01:44:51 141 W 1.81 w/kg 33.19 km/h
120 Paul Brooks Jan 22, 2023 01:46:19 119 W 1.89 w/kg 32.74 km/h
121 Frederic GEZ Dec 27, 2025 01:48:01 132 W 1.76 w/kg 32.22 km/h
122 Merinda Westcott Mar 12, 2023 01:48:08 111 W 1.76 w/kg 32.19 km/h
123 Pat Hurley Dec 27, 2022 01:48:14 108 W 1.44 w/kg 32.16 km/h
124 Alastair Reynolds Mar 15, 2023 01:48:22 91 W 1.27 w/kg 32.12 km/h
125 Gabriele M Dec 11, 2021 01:48:48 111 W 1.48 w/kg 31.99 km/h
126 Allen Lim Mar 01, 2023 01:52:01 107 W 1.75 w/kg 31.07 km/h
127 Graham Lowe Jan 05, 2023 01:53:24 125 W 1.57 w/kg 30.69 km/h
128 Joseph Jan 17, 2023 01:54:12 112 W 1.53 w/kg 30.48 km/h
129 Simon Law Apr 13, 2024 01:55:47 103 W 1.20 w/kg 30.06 km/h
130 Michael B 1947 Dec 25, 2022 01:58:27 96 W 1.28 w/kg 29.38 km/h
131 Ken Purnell Feb 10, 2023 01:59:22 88 W 1.17 w/kg 29.16 km/h
132 willem van der ven Jan 10, 2023 02:02:27 63 W 0.98 w/kg 28.42 km/h
133 cojocaru romulus Dec 23, 2023 02:04:26 82 W 0.95 w/kg 27.97 km/h
134 Michael Quast-Cojocaru Jan 01, 2024 02:06:36 99 W 1.19 w/kg 27.49 km/h

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