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Cañada Road

The open road along Crystal Springs Reservoir between Woodside and Highway 92.

Medium speedDifficulty 1/3 · RelaxedPeninsula

Road shape

Length
7.4 mi
Bends
6
Switchbacks
0
Bends per mile
0.8
Turning per mile
81°
Curviest rank
119of 121

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

Low 321 ft7.5 miHigh 563 ft
Total climb
584ft
Climb per mile
79ft
Highest point
563ft
Steepest grade
2.9%

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

Unverified

Check posted signs along the road.

No posted limit has been verified for this selected section. Follow current signs.

Posted signs always govern. How speed evidence is handled.

Sources

Difficulty 1/3 (Relaxed) is our editorial rating of width, bends and sightlines; “Medium speed” describes character, not a target speed. Full method. Identified from:

Reviewed 2026-09-09. The trace shows selected road sections, not a navigation route.

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