Pacific Coast Highway · Malibu
The Malibu coast run of Highway 1, from Topanga Canyon Boulevard west toward Yerba Buena Road, through beach towns and open coastal stretches.
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Road shape
- Length
- 23.2 mi
- Bends
- 8
- Switchbacks
- 0
- Bends per mile
- 0.3
- Turning per mile
- 63°
- Curviest rank
- 85of 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
- Total climb
- 1,953ft
- Climb per mile
- 84ft
- Highest point
- 203ft
- Steepest grade
- 5.1%
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 1/3 (Relaxed) is our editorial rating of width, bends and sightlines; “Medium speed” describes character, not a target speed. Full method. Identified from:
- Rennlist · Question for CA members ↗
- Caltrans District 7 · SR-27 pavement rehabilitation in Topanga Canyon restarts June 15, 2026 ↗
- City of Malibu · PCH safety ↗
- OpenStreetMap road data ↗ (154 ways in this trace)
Reviewed 2026-09-09. The trace shows selected road sections, not a navigation route.