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Cloverdale Road

The road south from Pescadero past Butano State Park through the redwoods.

Medium speedDifficulty 2/3 · WindingPeninsula

Road shape

Length
5.5 mi
Bends
12
Switchbacks
0
Bends per mile
2.2
Turning per mile
195°
Curviest rank
99of 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 52 ft5.5 miHigh 277 ft
Total climb
611ft
Climb per mile
111ft
Highest point
266ft
Steepest grade
3.4%

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 2/3 (Winding) 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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