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Metcalf Road & San Felipe Road

The climb past the motorcycle park above San Jose, opening out onto San Felipe Road and the ranch country beyond.

TechnicalDifficulty 3/3 · DemandingSouth Bay

Road shape

Length
13.7 mi
Bends
41
Switchbacks
2
Bends per mile
3
Turning per mile
346°
Curviest rank
75of 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 210 ft13.8 miHigh 1,249 ft
Total climb
2,902ft
Climb per mile
212ft
Highest point
1,249ft
Steepest grade
11.7%

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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