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Pescadero Creek Road

A winding connection through Loma Mar and redwoods to the farms and coast around Pescadero.

Medium speedDifficulty 2/3 · WindingPeninsula

Road shape

Length
13.6 mi
Bends
55
Switchbacks
8
Bends per mile
4
Turning per mile
448°
Curviest rank
48of 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 26 ft12.2 mi · longest continuous section, 89% of the roadHigh 1,059 ft
Total climb
1,972ft
Climb per mile
145ft
Highest point
1,060ft
Steepest grade
8.2%

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

35 mph

Published limits

35 mph near Pescadero; other sections vary.

Cloverdale Road to Butano Cut-Off only; other sections vary. County ordinance adopted December 2021.

Speed-limit source ↗

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:

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

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