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Corral Canyon Road

A steep dead-end climb from the Pacific Coast Highway up a Malibu ridge, with switchbacks and ocean views on both sides near the top.

TechnicalDifficulty 3/3 · DemandingMalibu / Santa Monica Mountains

A dead-end ridge road, not a through-route. It ends at the Corral Canyon park area. Check current access ↗ · Reviewed

Road shape

Length
5.3 mi
Bends
59
Switchbacks
7
Bends per mile
11.1
Turning per mile
1074°
Curviest rank
10of 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

Low 34 ft5.3 miHigh 2,010 ft
Total climb
2,011ft
Climb per mile
379ft
Highest point
2,009ft
Steepest grade
12.4%

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

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

Posted signs always govern. How speed evidence is handled.

Sources

Difficulty 3/3 (Demanding) is our editorial rating of width, bends and sightlines; “Technical” 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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