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The best twisty roads around Idyllwild

50 twisty stretches · 548 km of twisty road within reach of Idyllwild — joined from OpenStreetMap geometry and scored by NavForge's map pipeline. Paved, unpaved and flowing stretches ranked separately.

Every twisty stretch of road within 60 km of Idyllwild, California — whole roads joined from OpenStreetMap geometry, walked a kilometre at a time and ranked by twisty kilometres. The best sealed one is South Main Divide Road (FR 6S07) · El Cariso Village → Tenaja with 28.9 twisty km. Click a road to see it on the map above, or take the GPX.

50
Stretches within 60 km
548 km
Twisty kilometres
1,853
Tight corners
14 / 7
Sealed / unsealed shown
South Main Divide Road (FR 6S07) · El Cariso Village → Tenaja

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

33.0 km · 28.9 twisty km · best km 14 · ~121 tight corners
km 0–33 of 34.3

Score 10 · High

Banning-Idyllwild Panoramic Highway (CA 243) · Pine Wood → Mountain Center

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

21.5 km · 15.5 twisty km · best km 10
km 26–47.5 of 47.5

Score 8 · High

East Grade Road (CR S7) · Palomar Mountain → Maláava (Janat)

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

18.2 km · 15.1 twisty km · best km 10
km 0–18.2 of 18.2

Score 8 · High

South Grade Road (CR S6) · Palomar Mountain → Cuca (Kúuki)

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

10.9 km · 10.9 twisty km · best km 11 · ~6 tight corners
km 6.1–17 of 18.2

Score 10 · High

Detective Jeremiah MacKay Memorial Highway (CA 38) · Pinezanita → Mountain Home Village

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

13.0 km · 10.0 twisty km · best km 9
km 40–53 of 78.7

Score 8 · High

Keller Peak Road (FR 1N96) · near Running Springs

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

9.4 km · 9.4 twisty km · best km 12 · ~29 tight corners
km 0–9.4 of 9.4

Score 11 · High

Idyllwild National Forest Highway · Mountain Center → Idyllwild

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

10.0 km · 8.0 twisty km · best km 10
km 0–10 of 33.8

Score 8 · High

Banning-Idyllwild Panoramic Highway (CA 243) · near Banning

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

8.0 km · 8.0 twisty km · best km 9
km 3–11 of 47.5

Score 8 · High

Pines To Palms Highway (CA 74) · near Palm Desert

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

7.0 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 9
km 1–8 of 53

Score 8 · High

Jack Rabbit Trail · near Beaumont

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

6.0 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 9
km 0–6 of 6.8

Score 8 · High

Mesa Grande Road · Mesa Grande → Morettis Junction

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

7.4 km · 5.4 twisty km · best km 11 · ~2 tight corners
km 12–19.4 of 19.4

Score 9 · High

Oak Glen Road · Yucaipa → Oak Glen

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

5.0 km · 4.0 twisty km · best km 10
km 12–17 of 26.9

Score 9 · High

Saunders Meadow Road · near Idyllwild

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

3.8 km · 3.8 twisty km · best km 11 · ~12 tight corners
km 0–3.8 of 3.8

Score 10 · High

Glass Road · Seven Oaks → Big Bear Lake

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

3.6 km · 3.6 twisty km · best km 11 · ~6 tight corners
km 0–3.6 of 3.6

Score 10 · High

Sage Road (CR R3) · Sage → Radec

Flowing
Paved 100%

15.1 km · 5.0 twisty km · best km 9
km 22–37.1 of 37.1

Score 6 · Moderate

Oak Glen Road · Yucaipa → Beaumont

Flowing
Paved 100%

12.0 km · 4.0 twisty km · best km 10
km 12–24 of 26.9

Score 7 · Moderate

Ortega Highway / Riverside Drive (CA 74) · near Lake Elsinore

Flowing
Paved 100%

15.0 km · 4.0 twisty km · best km 8 · ~3 tight corners
km 13–28 of 66.3

Score 5 · Moderate

De Luz Road · Murrieta → De Luz Ranchos

Flowing
Paved 100%

7.0 km · 3.0 twisty km · best km 8 · ~4 tight corners
km 1.1–8 of 10.1

Score 6 · Moderate

Pala Road · near Pala

Flowing
Paved 100%

6.0 km · 1.9 twisty km · best km 7
km 30–36 of 53

Score 6 · Moderate

Tenaja Road · Murrieta → Tenaja

Flowing
Paved 100%

7.9 km · 1.9 twisty km · best km 10 · ~5 tight corners
km 2.1–10 of 12.3

Score 6 · Moderate

Pala Temecula Road (CR S16) · near Pala

Flowing
Paved 100%

7.0 km · 1.0 twisty km · best km 10 · ~1 tight corners
km 0–7 of 15.5

Score 5 · Moderate

East Mission Road (CR S13) · Rainbow → Fallbrook

Flowing
Paved 100%

5.0 km · 1.0 twisty km · best km 7 · ~1 tight corners
km 0–5 of 19.1

Score 5 · Moderate

Bluff Street · near Banning

Flowing
Paved 100%

5.7 km · 0.9 twisty km · best km 10 · ~3 tight corners
km 2.3–8 of 9.1

Score 7 · Moderate

City Creek Road (FR 1N09) · Pinezanita → Running Springs

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

36.0 km · 36.0 twisty km · best km 14 · ~460 tight corners · 3 hairpins
km 0–36 of 36

Score 12 · Extreme

Rouse Hill Road (FR 5S15) · Valle Vista → Anza

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

26.9 km · 26.9 twisty km · best km 14 · ~320 tight corners
km 0–26.9 of 26.9

Score 12 · Extreme

Thomas Mountain Road (FR 6S13) · near Thomas Mountain

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

24.3 km · 24.3 twisty km · best km 13 · ~278 tight corners
km 0–24.3 of 24.3

Score 12 · Extreme

Palomar Divide Road (FR 9S07) · Holcomb Village → Oak Grove

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 46%
4WD track — check access

20.8 km · 20.8 twisty km · best km 13 · ~123 tight corners
km 0–20.8 of 20.8

Score 12 · Extreme

Santa Rosa Road (FR 7S02) · New Santa Rosa / Sew’ia → Pinyon Pines

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

18.8 km · 18.8 twisty km · best km 13 · ~150 tight corners
km 0–18.8 of 18.8

Score 11 · High

Thomas Hunting Grounds Road (FR 1N12) · Yucaipa → Angelus Oaks

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

18.4 km · 18.4 twisty km · best km 14 · ~223 tight corners
km 0–18.4 of 18.4

Score 12 · Extreme

Arrastre Creek Road (FR 2N02) · Big Bear City → Rimrock

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

19.0 km · 18.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~106 tight corners
km 0–19 of 19.8

Score 10 · High

The same roads serve Canyon Lake, Mountain Center, Pine Wood, Sage, Valle Vista.

Twisty roads near here

Thomas Mountain 16 km
Banning 23 km
Palm Desert 34 km
Palomar Mountain 47 km
Pala 51 km
Lake Elsinore 57 km
El Cariso Village 61 km
Tenaja 62 km
Running Springs 62 km
Temescal Valley 72 km

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