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The best twisty roads around Palomar Mountain

62 twisty stretches · 494 km of twisty road within reach of Palomar Mountain — 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 Palomar Mountain, 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.

62
Stretches within 60 km
494 km
Twisty kilometres
1,473
Tight corners
15 / 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

De Luz Road · De Luz → Fallbrook

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

16.4 km · 13.5 twisty km · best km 10 · ~10 tight corners
km 0–16.4 of 16.4

Score 8 · High

Banner Grade · near Julian

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

15.0 km · 12.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~4 tight corners
km 63–78 of 203.6

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

Pine Creek Road (FR 14S05) · Inyahkai → Pine Valley

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

10.6 km · 10.6 twisty km · best km 12 · ~36 tight corners
km 0–10.6 of 10.6

Score 10 · High

Engineers Road (FR 13S03) · Nokwih → Julian

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

9.4 km · 9.4 twisty km · best km 11 · ~25 tight corners
km 0–9.4 of 9.4

Score 10 · High

Highland Valley Road · Poway → Escondido

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

11.1 km · 9.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~2 tight corners
km 7–18.1 of 21.7

Score 8 · High

Montezuma-Borrego Highway · Borrego Springs → Ranchita

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

12.9 km · 8.9 twisty km · best km 11
km 7.1–20 of 32.8

Score 8 · 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

Upper Green Valley Road · Pilgha → Pisclimi

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

6.8 km · 6.8 twisty km · best km 12 · ~27 tight corners
km 0–6.8 of 6.8

Score 10 · High

Wynola Road · near Julian

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

6.1 km · 6.1 twisty km · best km 11 · ~18 tight corners
km 0–6.1 of 6.7

Score 10 · 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

Lake Miramar Access Road · near Poway

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

5.6 km · 5.6 twisty km · best km 11 · ~3 tight corners
km 0–5.6 of 5.6

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

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

Lake Wohlford Road · Lake Wohlford → Escondido

Flowing
Paved 100%

6.2 km · 3.0 twisty km · best km 9 · ~4 tight corners
km 1–7.2 of 7.2

Score 7 · Moderate

Camino del Rey · Bonsall → Pumual

Flowing
Paved 100%

7.0 km · 3.0 twisty km · best km 7 · ~1 tight corners · 1 hairpins
km 0–7 of 8

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

El Monte Road · Alpine → Blossom Valley

Flowing
Paved 100%

9.0 km · 3.0 twisty km · best km 9 · ~11 tight corners
km 0–9 of 12.5

Score 6 · Moderate

Julian Road · Ramona → San Diego Country Estates

Flowing
Paved 100%

6.0 km · 2.0 twisty km · best km 8
km 37–43 of 203.6

Score 6 · Moderate

Bernardo Heights Parkway · near 4S Ranch

Flowing
Paved 100%

5.8 km · 2.0 twisty km · best km 7 · ~4 tight corners · 1 hairpins
km 0–5.8 of 5.8

Score 5 · Moderate

Boulder Creek Road (FR 13S08) · Descanso → Julian

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 35%

32.3 km · 31.3 twisty km · best km 12 · ~83 tight corners
km 2–34.3 of 34.3

Score 10 · High

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

San Jacinto Ridge Road (FR 5S09) · Valle Vista → Idyllwild

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

17.7 km · 17.7 twisty km · best km 13 · ~195 tight corners
km 0–17.7 of 17.7

Score 12 · Extreme

Black Canyon Road (FR 11S01) · Mesa Grande → Ramona

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 1%

16.8 km · 16.8 twisty km · best km 12 · ~45 tight corners
km 0–16.8 of 16.8

Score 11 · High

The same roads serve Chihuahua Valley, Corenga, Cuca (Kúuki), Holcomb Village, Yapicha.

Twisty roads near here

Pala 21 km
Julian 36 km
Thomas Mountain 40 km
Carlsbad 44 km
Rancho Santa Fe 44 km
Idyllwild 47 km
Tenaja 49 km
Palm Desert 58 km
Lake Elsinore 60 km
El Cariso Village 61 km

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