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Star Hill Road & Swett Road

The steep back way up from Tunitas Creek toward Skyline, single lane in places.

TechnicalDifficulty 3/3 · DemandingPeninsula

Road shape

Length
3.6 mi
Bends
46
Switchbacks
5
Bends per mile
12.9
Turning per mile
1139°
Curviest rank
4of 121

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 1,324 ft3.6 miHigh 2,072 ft
Total climb
900ft
Climb per mile
250ft
Highest point
2,068ft
Steepest grade
9.2%

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

Varies

Unverified

Check posted signs along the road.

No posted limit has been verified for this selected section. Follow current signs.

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

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