Las Flores Canyon Road
A narrow canyon climb inland from PCH. This trace follows Las Flores itself, without a gated Rambla Pacifico shortcut.
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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
- 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:
- “Eastern Santa Monica Mountains / Mulholland Highway East” ↗
- Municipal Code, Chapter 10.08, Speed Limits ↗
- OpenStreetMap road data ↗ (6 ways in this trace)
Reviewed 2026-09-09. The trace shows selected road sections, not a navigation route.