All 85 driving roads
Every road in the collection, ranked by degrees of direction change per mile. 1131 miles in total, measured from OpenStreetMap centrelines. Difficulty is our editorial rating of width, bends and sightlines.
The longest drives
Every road, ranked by turning per mile
| # | Road | Area | Difficulty | Character | Length | Bends | Climb/mi | °/mile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuna Canyon Road | Malibu / Santa Monica Mountains | 3/3 | Technical | 4.3 mi | 61 | 421 ft | 1413 |
| 2 | Old La Honda Road | Peninsula | 3/3 | Technical | 4.9 mi | 59 | 309 ft | 1250 |
| 3 | Mount Hamilton Road | South Bay | 3/3 | Technical | 20.4 mi | 224 | 265 ft | 1201 |
| 4 | Pantoll & East Ridgecrest | Marin | 2/3 | Low speed | 4.3 mi | 48 | 317 ft | 1137 |
| 5 | Mount Umunhum Road | South Bay | 3/3 | Low speed | 5.4 mi | 56 | 409 ft | 1131 |
| 6 | West Alpine Road | Peninsula | 3/3 | Technical | 7.6 mi | 84 | 284 ft | 1119 |
| 7 | Mount Diablo roads | East Bay | 3/3 | Technical | 17.8 mi | 173 | 291 ft | 1107 |
| 8 | Latigo Canyon Road | Malibu / Santa Monica Mountains | 3/3 | Technical | 10.2 mi | 98 | 290 ft | 1106 |
| 9 | Palomar South Grade · S6 | Palomar & North County | 3/3 | Technical | 5.8 mi | 45 | 379 ft | 1092 |
| 10 | Corral Canyon Road | Malibu / Santa Monica Mountains | 3/3 | Technical | 5.3 mi | 59 | 379 ft | 1074 |
| 11 | Glendora Mountain Road · GMR | Angeles / San Gabriel Mountains | 3/3 | Technical | 7.5 mi | 71 | 275 ft | 1070 |
| 12 | Jamison Creek Road | Santa Cruz Mountains | 3/3 | Technical | 3 mi | 26 | 494 ft | 1052 |
| 13 | Decker Road · SR 23 | Malibu / Santa Monica Mountains | 3/3 | Technical | 4.7 mi | 44 | 365 ft | 1004 |
| 14 | Page Mill Road | Peninsula | 3/3 | Technical | 8.8 mi | 82 | 258 ft | 988 |
| 15 | Panoramic Highway | Marin | 2/3 | Medium speed | 9 mi | 84 | 275 ft | 979 |
| 16 | Tunitas Creek Road | Peninsula | 3/3 | Technical | 9.1 mi | 83 | 224 ft | 917 |
| 17 | Kings Mountain Road | Peninsula | 3/3 | Technical | 5 mi | 37 | 339 ft | 895 |
| 18 | Old Santa Cruz Highway | Santa Cruz Mountains | 2/3 | Low speed | 7.8 mi | 74 | 178 ft | 833 |
| 19 | Piuma Road | Malibu / Santa Monica Mountains | 3/3 | Technical | 6.5 mi | 53 | 323 ft | 822 |
| 20 | Big Basin Highway · Hwy 236 | Santa Cruz Mountains | 3/3 | Technical | 17.5 mi | 134 | 193 ft | 791 |
| 21 | Grizzly Peak Boulevard | East Bay | 2/3 | Low speed | 8.2 mi | 63 | 192 ft | 791 |
| 22 | Couser Canyon Road | Palomar & North County | 3/3 | Technical | 4.9 mi | 43 | 245 ft | 789 |
| 23 | Glendora Ridge Road · GRR | Angeles / San Gabriel Mountains | 3/3 | Technical | 11.9 mi | 92 | 220 ft | 784 |
| 24 | Deer Creek Road | Malibu / Santa Monica Mountains | 3/3 | Technical | 2.6 mi | 18 | 528 ft | 783 |
| 25 | Bear Creek Road | Santa Cruz Mountains | 3/3 | Technical | 12.9 mi | 93 | 265 ft | 782 |
| 26 | Mulholland Drive | Hollywood Hills | 2/3 | Low speed | 11.9 mi | 91 | 180 ft | 782 |
| 27 | Old Topanga Canyon Road | Malibu / Santa Monica Mountains | 3/3 | Technical | 5.7 mi | 40 | 212 ft | 751 |
| 28 | Little Tujunga Canyon Road | Angeles / San Gabriel Mountains | 3/3 | Technical | 10.8 mi | 74 | 271 ft | 739 |
| 29 | Calaveras Road | East Bay / South Bay | 3/3 | Technical | 16 mi | 108 | 147 ft | 702 |
| 30 | Hicks Road | South Bay | 3/3 | Technical | 7.9 mi | 57 | 253 ft | 700 |
| 31 | Stage Road | Peninsula | 2/3 | Low speed | 8.6 mi | 50 | 205 ft | 699 |
| 32 | Mulholland Highway · Malibu mountains | Malibu / Santa Monica Mountains | 2/3 | Medium speed | 5.2 mi | 37 | 189 ft | 679 |
| 33 | Modjeska Grade Road | Orange County | 3/3 | Technical | 0.9 mi | 7 | 472 ft | 658 |
| 34 | San Antonio Valley Road | Diablo Range | 3/3 | Technical | 16.1 mi | 97 | 196 ft | 647 |
| 35 | Schueren / Saddle Peak connector | Malibu / Santa Monica Mountains | 3/3 | Technical | 1.8 mi | 8 | 302 ft | 627 |
| 36 | Highway 9 · Front Side | Santa Cruz Mountains | 3/3 | Technical | 8.2 mi | 47 | 272 ft | 606 |
| 37 | Rim of the World Highway · SR 18 | San Bernardino Mountains | 2/3 | Medium speed | 10.2 mi | 61 | 172 ft | 599 |
| 38 | Stunt Road | Malibu / Santa Monica Mountains | 3/3 | Technical | 4 mi | 22 | 333 ft | 575 |
| 39 | Mines Road | East Bay | 3/3 | Technical | 27.9 mi | 168 | 131 ft | 570 |
| 40 | Palomar East Grade · S7 | Palomar & North County | 2/3 | Medium speed | 6.2 mi | 39 | 238 ft | 533 |
| 41 | Angeles Crest Highway · western SR 2 | Angeles / San Gabriel Mountains | 2/3 | Medium speed | 17.7 mi | 87 | 247 ft | 515 |
| 42 | Mulholland Highway · The Snake | Malibu / Santa Monica Mountains | 3/3 | Technical | 3.2 mi | 15 | 234 ft | 510 |
| 43 | Angeles Forest Highway · N3 | Angeles / San Gabriel Mountains | 2/3 | Medium speed | 3.8 mi | 21 | 237 ft | 504 |
| 44 | La Honda Road · Hwy 84 | Peninsula | 2/3 | Medium speed | 20.6 mi | 95 | 149 ft | 484 |
| 45 | Redwood Road | East Bay | 2/3 | Medium speed | 16.4 mi | 79 | 206 ft | 474 |
| 46 | 17-Mile Drive | Monterey Peninsula | 1/3 | Low speed | 11.8 mi | 52 | 102 ft | 468 |
| 47 | Banning–Idyllwild Panoramic Highway · SR 243 | San Jacinto Mountains | 3/3 | Technical | 21.7 mi | 95 | 244 ft | 452 |
| 48 | Pescadero Creek Road | Peninsula | 2/3 | Medium speed | 13.6 mi | 55 | 145 ft | 448 |
| 49 | Banner Grade · SR 78 | Laguna & Cuyamaca Mountains | 3/3 | Technical | 11.3 mi | 54 | 191 ft | 441 |
| 50 | Highway 9 · Back Side | Santa Cruz Mountains | 2/3 | Medium speed | 27 mi | 111 | 138 ft | 430 |
| 51 | Mesa Grande Road | Palomar & North County | 3/3 | Technical | 12.1 mi | 48 | 186 ft | 430 |
| 52 | Highway 29 · Mount St. Helena | Napa / Lake | 3/3 | Technical | 21.5 mi | 73 | 162 ft | 428 |
| 53 | Palomares Road | East Bay | 3/3 | Technical | 10.3 mi | 43 | 225 ft | 427 |
| 54 | Highway 1 · Marin coast | Marin / Sonoma | 2/3 | Medium speed | 69.3 mi | 254 | 120 ft | 377 |
| 55 | Highland Valley Road | Palomar & North County | 2/3 | Medium speed | 13.5 mi | 47 | 151 ft | 377 |
| 56 | Marshall–Petaluma Road | Marin | 2/3 | Medium speed | 10.9 mi | 43 | 156 ft | 373 |
| 57 | Lucas Valley Road | Marin | 2/3 | Medium speed | 10.2 mi | 37 | 104 ft | 372 |
| 58 | Angeles Crest Highway · to Newcomb's Ranch | Angeles / San Gabriel Mountains | 2/3 | Medium speed | 8.2 mi | 28 | 193 ft | 365 |
| 59 | Highway 33 · Ojai | Ventura Backcountry | 3/3 | Technical | 40.2 mi | 138 | 187 ft | 358 |
| 60 | East Fork Road | Angeles / San Gabriel Mountains | 2/3 | Medium speed | 5.2 mi | 23 | 152 ft | 353 |
| 61 | Highway 79 · Cuyamaca | Laguna & Cuyamaca Mountains | 2/3 | Medium speed | 21.7 mi | 69 | 144 ft | 328 |
| 62 | Bouquet Canyon Road | Santa Clarita / Sierra Pelona | 2/3 | Medium speed | 16 mi | 59 | 172 ft | 327 |
| 63 | Soquel–San Jose Road | Santa Cruz Mountains | 2/3 | Medium speed | 11 mi | 35 | 174 ft | 318 |
| 64 | Lake Hughes Road | Santa Clarita / Sierra Pelona | 2/3 | Medium speed | 23.2 mi | 73 | 188 ft | 316 |
| 65 | Big Tujunga Canyon Road | Angeles / San Gabriel Mountains | 2/3 | Medium speed | 12 mi | 39 | 236 ft | 315 |
| 66 | Empire Grade | Santa Cruz Mountains | 2/3 | Medium speed | 16.7 mi | 50 | 220 ft | 308 |
| 67 | Bonny Doon Road | Santa Cruz Mountains | 2/3 | Medium speed | 6.7 mi | 21 | 270 ft | 305 |
| 68 | Encinal Canyon Road | Malibu / Santa Monica Mountains | 2/3 | Medium speed | 8.4 mi | 25 | 291 ft | 289 |
| 69 | Highway 128 · Lake Berryessa | Napa / Solano | 2/3 | Medium speed | 37 mi | 108 | 124 ft | 285 |
| 70 | Montezuma Valley Road · S22 | Anza-Borrego | 3/3 | Technical | 18.8 mi | 45 | 241 ft | 282 |
| 71 | Skyline Boulevard · Hwy 35 | Peninsula | 2/3 | High speed | 28.3 mi | 67 | 205 ft | 267 |
| 72 | Live Oak / Trabuco Canyon | Orange County | 2/3 | Low speed | 4 mi | 7 | 219 ft | 264 |
| 73 | Ortega Highway · SR 74 | Orange County | 3/3 | Technical | 27 mi | 71 | 147 ft | 262 |
| 74 | Upper Big Tujunga Canyon Road | Angeles / San Gabriel Mountains | 2/3 | Medium speed | 9.1 mi | 28 | 207 ft | 253 |
| 75 | Carbon Canyon Road · SR 142 | Orange County | 2/3 | Medium speed | 8.4 mi | 21 | 158 ft | 251 |
| 76 | Patterson Pass Road | East Bay | 3/3 | Technical | 14.2 mi | 27 | 166 ft | 205 |
| 77 | Mount Baldy Road | Angeles / San Gabriel Mountains | 2/3 | Medium speed | 8 mi | 17 | 326 ft | 184 |
| 78 | Uvas Road | South Bay | 2/3 | Medium speed | 8.5 mi | 16 | 76 ft | 183 |
| 79 | Sunrise Highway · S1 | Laguna & Cuyamaca Mountains | 2/3 | Medium speed | 24 mi | 44 | 187 ft | 176 |
| 80 | McKean Road | South Bay | 1/3 | Medium speed | 4 mi | 4 | 76 ft | 150 |
| 81 | Santiago Canyon Road | Orange County | 2/3 | High speed | 12.3 mi | 13 | 135 ft | 117 |
| 82 | Pacific Coast Highway · Orange County | Orange County | 1/3 | Low speed | 18.2 mi | 11 | 94 ft | 107 |
| 83 | Carmel Valley Road | Monterey County | 2/3 | Medium speed | 8.7 mi | 8 | 73 ft | 99 |
| 84 | Highway 1 · Coastside | Coastside / Santa Cruz | 1/3 | High speed | 66 mi | 37 | 130 ft | 71 |
| 85 | Pacific Coast Highway · Malibu | Malibu / Santa Monica Mountains | 1/3 | Medium speed | 23.2 mi | 8 | 84 ft | 63 |