Latigo Canyon Road
A tight canyon climb from the Pacific Coast Highway up to the Kanan Dume ridge, turning almost continuously through the coastal side of the Santa Monica Mountains.
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Road shape
- Length
- 10.2 mi
- Bends
- 98
- Switchbacks
- 24
- Bends per mile
- 9.6
- Turning per mile
- 1106°
- Curviest rank
- 8of 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
- Total climb
- 2,962ft
- Climb per mile
- 290ft
- Highest point
- 2,110ft
- Steepest grade
- 7.3%
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
Documented sections
Documented only where scoped: 30 mph (PCH to Malibu northern city limit); 30 mph (Kanan Dume to the Malibu boundary specified in the adopted April 30, 2019 county order). These sections do not cover the whole selected trace and have not been checked against current signs.
Documented only where scoped: 30 mph (PCH to Malibu northern city limit); 30 mph (Kanan Dume to the Malibu boundary specified in the adopted April 30, 2019 county order). These sections do not cover the whole selected trace and have not been checked against current 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:
- Rennlist · Question for CA members ↗
- Helen’s Cycles · Our favorite rides and routes ↗
- City of Malibu · Municipal Code, Chapter 10.08, Speed Limits ↗
- Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors / Public Works · Traffic regulations, adopted April 30, 2019 ↗
- OpenStreetMap road data ↗ (2 ways in this trace)
Reviewed 2026-09-09. The trace shows selected road sections, not a navigation route.