Skyline Boulevard (Highway 35)
The mountain section of Highway 35 links the Peninsula’s ridge roads between Highway 92 and Highway 9.
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Planning the drive
The mapped Skyline section runs along the Peninsula ridge between Highway 92 and Highway 9. It is the connecting leg in several local outings: Page Mill meets it near Russian Ridge, Highway 84 crosses at Sky Londa, and Highway 9 meets it at Saratoga Gap. Alice’s Restaurant is on Skyline at the Highway 84 junction. Alice’s: location and visitor information
Pick a section to suit the rest of your outing. The Page Mill guide uses Skyline to reach the Woodside descent, while the Highway 9 coastal guide follows the ridge before heading through La Honda and Pescadero. Pull fully into a designated parking area for a stop; preserve entrances and junctions bring people on and off the road. Midpen: ridge junction and parking at Russian Ridge
Alice’s is the social stop on this ridge drive: a car and motorcycle enthusiast haven, especially on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Come for the cars, stay for great food, and save room for dessert—it’s a TougeMap favorite. There is gas and a deli at the junction. Alice’s Restaurant: food and visitor information
Roads to connect
- Page Mill RoadA technical approach to the ridge from the Peninsula foothills.
- La Honda Road · Hwy 84Highway 84 at Sky Londa: choose Woodside or the La Honda/coast direction.
- Highway 9 · Front SideThe Saratoga approach at Skyline’s southern junction in this map.
Full route: Highway 9, Skyline & Pescadero coastal drive →
Driving notes updated .
Road shape
- Length
- 28.3 mi
- Bends
- 67
- Switchbacks
- 10
- Bends per mile
- 2.4
- Turning per mile
- 267°
- Curviest rank
- 117of 168
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
- 5,801ft
- Climb per mile
- 205ft
- Highest point
- 2,995ft
- Steepest grade
- 6.4%
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
40–55 mph
Mapped limits
Approximate guide; limits vary by section. Follow posted signs.
OpenStreetMap tags cover approximately 92% of this trace. These values have not been checked against current signs.
Posted signs always govern. How speed evidence is handled.
Sources
Difficulty 2/3 (Winding) is our editorial rating of width, bends and sightlines; “High speed” describes character, not a target speed. Full method. Identified from:
- r/Touge · Bay Area drives
- r/bayarea · Favorite driving roads
- OpenStreetMap road data (26 ways in this trace)
Reviewed 2026-09-08. The trace shows selected road sections, not a navigation route.
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Distances are approximate straight lines between road centers, not driving distances or direct connections.