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Page Mill Road

A steep foothill climb to Skyline, with tight bends, limited sightlines and frequent bicycle traffic.

TechnicalDifficulty 3/3 · DemandingPeninsula

Road shape

Length
8.8 mi
Bends
82
Switchbacks
15
Bends per mile
9.3
Turning per mile
988°
Curviest rank
14of 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 232 ft8.8 miHigh 2,255 ft
Total climb
2,272ft
Climb per mile
258ft
Highest point
2,255ft
Steepest grade
10.4%

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

25–35 mph

Mapped limits

Approximate guide; limits vary by section. Follow posted signs.

OpenStreetMap tags cover approximately 84% of this trace. These values have not been checked against current signs.

Speed-limit source ↗

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 2026-09-08. The trace shows selected road sections, not a navigation route.

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