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Silverado Canyon Road

A quiet village-and-canyon spur inland from Santiago Canyon. The selected public-road trace stops before the forest-road continuation.

Low speedDifficulty 2/3 · WindingOrange County

The trace ends on the paved town approach. Forest roads beyond it have separate access rules. Check current access ↗ · Reviewed 2026-09-09

Road shape

Length
5.5 mi
Bends
21
Switchbacks
1
Bends per mile
3.8
Turning per mile
367°
Curviest rank
63of 94

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 986 ft5.5 miHigh 1,810 ft
Total climb
847ft
Climb per mile
154ft
Highest point
1,813ft
Steepest grade
4.3%

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

Limits vary by section. Follow posted signs.

Limits vary by section. Follow posted signs.

Posted signs always govern. How speed evidence is handled.

Sources

Difficulty 2/3 (Winding) is our editorial rating of width, bends and sightlines; “Low speed” 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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