Kanan Dume Road
A main connection from PCH into the western canyon network, with broad hillside sections and tighter bends.
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Road shape
- Length
- 6.2 mi
- Bends
- 14
- Switchbacks
- 0
- Bends per mile
- 2.3
- Turning per mile
- 224°
- Curviest rank
- 82of 94
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
- 1,908ft
- Climb per mile
- 308ft
- Highest point
- 1,772ft
- Steepest grade
- 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
45 mph
Published limits
45 mph in the Malibu city section; limits elsewhere vary.
45 mph in the Malibu city section; limits elsewhere vary.
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:
- “Our favorite rides and routes” ↗
- Municipal Code, Chapter 10.08, Speed Limits ↗
- OpenStreetMap road data ↗ (12 ways in this trace)
Reviewed 2026-09-09. The trace shows selected road sections, not a navigation route.