Hecker Pass

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29.9 km

Length

+367 m

Ascent

−419 m

Descent

407 m

Highest point

Hairpins

7.2%

Max gradient

0h 40min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 407 m

14 °C rain

wind 3 m/s · clouds 95%

At the start

16 °C rain

wind 3 m/s · clouds 97%

	Min	Max	Precipitation	Wind
Friday 23 Oct	8 °C	18 °C	1.1 mm	5 m/s	fog
Saturday 24 Oct	6 °C	21 °C	0.0 mm	5 m/s	clearsky
Sunday 25 Oct	7 °C	19 °C	0.0 mm	2 m/s	clearsky

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/23/26, 12:47 AM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: Lowland or coastal road
Surface: asphalt 64%

Roads nearby

Mount Hamilton Road

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Length: +1,207 m
Ascent

Skyline Boulevard

87.2 km
Length: +1,923 m
Ascent

SR-9

33.8 km
Length: +704 m
Ascent

29.9 km · 4 hairpins · 407 m

Elevation profile

What does Hecker Pass look like?

Los Banos windmills from CA-152 southbound · JPxG · CC BY-SA 4.0

SR 152 at SR 156 near Gilroy and Hollister, California 12-Feb-2010 · Michael Patrick · Public domain

On CA State Route 152 E 1 · BrokenSphere · CC BY 3.0

On CA State Route 152 E 2 · BrokenSphere · CC BY 3.0

Highway 152 Tree Row · LPS.1 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Pacheco Pass 2015 · Chevy111 · CC BY-SA 4.0

I-5 south at SR 152 · Beatrice Murch from Buenos Aires, Argentina · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gilroy hwy 152 2 · Seauton · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start

Gilroy

37.02297, -121.56480

Finish

Watsonville

36.91160, -121.75844

Along the road

Restaurants and cafés

Erik's Deli 0.0 km · 62 m

Applebee's 0.0 km · 62 m

Starbucks 0.0 km · 62 m

Best Empire Buffet 0.0 km · 62 m

Tapioca Express 0.0 km · 62 m

Hacienda Cafe & Grill 0.0 km · 62 m

TK Noodle 0.0 km · 63 m

Denny's 0.1 km · 63 m

Fresh Choice 0.2 km · 63 m

Ginger Cafe 0.2 km · 63 m

Chevys 0.4 km · 62 m

41 more

Toilets

8 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 25.2 km.

EV chargers

Electrify America 0.0 km · 62 m

Tesla Supercharger 0.0 km · 62 m

1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.0 km to 0.0 km.

Fuel

Leavesley Road 76 0.0 km · 62 m

Arco 0.4 km · 62 m

Leavesley Chevron 0.4 km · 62 m

Rotten Robbie #31 0.5 km · 62 m

Valero 0.7 km · 61 m

Bozzo’s Union 76 2.3 km · 65 m

City Gilroy Gas Station 2.5 km · 66 m

76 3.6 km · 71 m

Chevron 3.6 km · 71 m

Quik Stop 26.9 km · 21 m

Alliance Gas 28.5 km · 14 m

1 more

1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.0 km to 29.3 km.

Parking

196

Sprig parking 12.5 km · 151 m

195 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 29.9 km.