Malibu Canyon / Las Virgenes
A winding coast-to-inland corridor through Malibu Canyon, continuing as Las Virgenes Road toward US 101.
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Road shape
- Length
- 9.7 mi
- Bends
- 17
- Switchbacks
- 0
- Bends per mile
- 1.7
- Turning per mile
- 192°
- Curviest rank
- 84of 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
- 1,506ft
- Climb per mile
- 155ft
- Highest point
- 793ft
- Steepest grade
- 5.9%
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
40 mph
Published limits
40 mph in the Malibu city section. The Las Virgenes continuation has separate limits.
40 mph in the Malibu city section. The Las Virgenes continuation has separate limits.
Posted signs always govern. How speed evidence is handled.
Sources
Difficulty 2/3 (Winding) is our editorial rating of width, bends and sightlines; “Medium speed” describes character, not a target speed. Full method. Identified from:
- “Question for CA members” ↗
- “Our favorite rides and routes” ↗
- Municipal Code, Chapter 10.08, Speed Limits ↗
- OpenStreetMap road data ↗ (50 ways in this trace)
Reviewed 2026-09-09. The trace shows selected road sections, not a navigation route.