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Tunitas Creek Road

A narrow creekside road rising from the coast into redwoods and the Skyline ridgeline.

TechnicalDifficulty 3/3 · DemandingPeninsula

Road shape

Length
9.1 mi
Bends
83
Switchbacks
12
Bends per mile
9.2
Turning per mile
917°
Curviest rank
16of 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 72 ft9.1 miHigh 2,031 ft
Total climb
2,041ft
Climb per mile
224ft
Highest point
2,024ft
Steepest grade
8.7%

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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