California Touge.Best driving roads in California

Eastside Road · Sonoma County

A relaxed Russian River Valley road from Old Redwood Highway south of Healdsburg to Wohler Road, with vineyard country and gentler bends. Popular with bicyclists: leave plenty of room and wait for a clear, safe place to pass.

Low speedDifficulty 1/3 · RelaxedSonoma / North Bay

Loading map…

Check Sonoma County road closures before linking to Westside via Wohler Road. Road and bridge works can interrupt the connection. Bicyclists are common on both roads. Check current access ↗ · Reviewed 2026-09-13

Road shape

Length
6.3 mi
Bends
8
Switchbacks
0
Bends per mile
1.3
Turning per mile
122°
Curviest rank
126of 135

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 62 ft6.3 miHigh 160 ft
Total climb
366ft
Climb per mile
58ft
Highest point
157ft
Steepest grade
2.8%

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.

Limits vary by section. Follow posted signs.

Posted signs always govern. How speed evidence is handled.

Sources

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

Reviewed 2026-09-13. The trace shows selected road sections, not a navigation route.

Roads nearby

Distances are approximate straight lines between road centers, not driving distances or direct connections.

View on the Bay Area map →Check road conditions ↗Open in Google Maps ↗All 135 roads →