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San Antonio Valley Road

A remote link between Mount Hamilton and the Mines Road junction, with exposed bends and ranchland.

TechnicalDifficulty 3/3 · DemandingDiablo Range

Road shape

Length
16.1 mi
Bends
97
Switchbacks
18
Bends per mile
6
Turning per mile
647°
Curviest rank
34of 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 1,941 ft16.1 miHigh 3,573 ft
Total climb
3,154ft
Climb per mile
196ft
Highest point
3,558ft
Steepest grade
9.3%

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 reliable posted limit was found for this road. Check signs along the route.

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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