Big Tujunga Canyon Road
A canyon approach following Big Tujunga Creek from the Los Angeles city boundary up to the Angeles Forest Highway.
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No current opening claim established for the complete proposed segment. Check current access ↗ · Reviewed
Road shape
- Length
- 12 mi
- Bends
- 39
- Switchbacks
- 6
- Bends per mile
- 3.2
- Turning per mile
- 315°
- Curviest rank
- 65of 85
Measured from the OpenStreetMap centreline at a 20 m sampling step — road shape only, not a safety or speed judgement. How bends are counted.
Elevation
- Total climb
- 2,835ft
- Climb per mile
- 236ft
- Highest point
- 3,246ft
- Steepest grade
- 7%
Sampled every 100 m from USGS 10 m elevation data, a public-domain federal dataset. Total climb counts vertical change in both directions, so it does not depend on which way you drive. How elevation is measured.
Speed limits
Varies
Documented sections
Documented only where scoped: 45 mph (Los Angeles city boundary to Angeles Forest Highway; adopted August 12, 2025). These sections do not cover the whole selected trace and have not been checked against current signs.
Documented only where scoped: 45 mph (Los Angeles city boundary to Angeles Forest Highway; adopted August 12, 2025). These sections do not cover the whole selected trace and have not been checked against current signs.
Posted signs always govern. How speed evidence is handled.
Sources
Difficulty 2/3 (Winding) is our editorial rating of width, bends and sightlines; “Medium speed” describes character, not a target speed. Full method. Identified from:
- Reddit, r/Touge · Attention all who live in and around Los Angeles ↗
- Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors / Public Works · Traffic regulations, adopted August 12, 2025 ↗
- OpenStreetMap road data ↗ (11 ways in this trace)
Reviewed 2026-09-09. The trace shows selected road sections, not a navigation route.