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Lobitos Creek Road

A narrow creek road inland from the coast near Lobitos, connecting toward Tunitas Creek.

TechnicalDifficulty 3/3 · DemandingPeninsula

Road shape

Length
4.1 mi
Bends
30
Switchbacks
7
Bends per mile
7.4
Turning per mile
917°
Curviest rank
21of 121

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 177 ft4.1 miHigh 751 ft
Total climb
1,036ft
Climb per mile
253ft
Highest point
745ft
Steepest grade
9.4%

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

Check posted signs along the road.

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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