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Little Tujunga Canyon Road

The canyon climb north from the San Fernando Valley over Bear Divide toward Sand Canyon.

TechnicalDifficulty 3/3 · DemandingAngeles / San Gabriel Mountains

Held back from the first release over unresolved reports of access problems at the northern end. Check current county and forest notices before relying on a through-route. Check current access ↗ · Reviewed

Road shape

Length
10.8 mi
Bends
74
Switchbacks
16
Bends per mile
6.9
Turning per mile
739°
Curviest rank
28of 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 1,137 ft10.8 miHigh 2,737 ft
Total climb
2,928ft
Climb per mile
271ft
Highest point
2,732ft
Steepest grade
8.3%

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

Unverified

No posted limit has been verified for this selected section. Follow current signs.

No posted limit has been verified for this selected section. Follow 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:

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

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