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La Honda Road · Hwy 84

Woodside and Sky Londa lead into redwood bends, La Honda and the open valley toward San Gregorio.

Medium speedDifficulty 2/3 · WindingPeninsula

Road shape

Length
20.6 mi
Bends
95
Switchbacks
19
Bends per mile
4.6
Turning per mile
484°
Curviest rank
44of 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 45 ft17 mi · longest continuous section, 82% of the roadHigh 1,471 ft
Total climb
3,076ft
Climb per mile
149ft
Highest point
1,473ft
Steepest grade
6.2%

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

25–50 mph

Mapped limits

Approximate guide; limits vary by section. Follow posted signs.

OpenStreetMap tags cover approximately 100% of this trace. These values have not been checked against current signs.

Speed-limit source ↗

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 2026-09-08. The trace shows selected road sections, not a navigation route.

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