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Las Flores Canyon Road

A narrow canyon climb inland from PCH. This trace follows Las Flores itself, without a gated Rambla Pacifico shortcut.

TechnicalDifficulty 3/3 · DemandingMalibu / Santa Monica Mountains

Road shape

Length
3.4 mi
Bends
34
Switchbacks
3
Bends per mile
10
Turning per mile
1004°
Curviest rank
16of 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

Low 18 ft3.4 miHigh 1,562 ft
Total climb
1,536ft
Climb per mile
452ft
Highest point
1,559ft
Steepest grade
13.2%

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

Varies

Unverified

Limits vary by section. Follow posted signs.

Limits vary by section. Follow posted 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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