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The best twisty roads around Rancho Santa Fe

45 twisty stretches · 268 km of twisty road within reach of Rancho Santa Fe — 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 Rancho Santa Fe, California — whole roads joined from OpenStreetMap geometry, walked a kilometre at a time and ranked by twisty kilometres. The best sealed one is East Grade Road (CR S7) · Palomar Mountain → Maláava (Janat) with 15.1 twisty km. Click a road to see it on the map above, or take the GPX.

45
Stretches within 60 km
269 km
Twisty kilometres
697
Tight corners
12 / 7
Sealed / unsealed shown
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

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

Lyons Valley Road · Lyons Valley → Jamul

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

10.0 km · 9.0 twisty km · best km 10 · ~2 tight corners
km 15–25 of 28.9

Score 8 · 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

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

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

University Avenue · Lemon Grove → San Diego

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

5.0 km · 3.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~14 tight corners
km 0–5 of 6.6

Score 8 · High

Farmer Road · near Julian

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

3.0 km · 3.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~18 tight corners
km 0–3 of 4

Score 11 · High

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

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

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

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

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

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

Arnold Way · near Alpine

Flowing
Paved 99%

5.7 km · 1.6 twisty km · best km 7
km 0–5.7 of 5.7

Score 6 · Moderate

Mesa Drive · Vista → Oceanside

Flowing
Paved 100%

6.4 km · 1.4 twisty km · best km 7 · ~4 tight corners
km 2–8.4 of 8.4

Score 5 · Moderate

Encinitas Boulevard (CR S9) · Encinitas → Rancho Santa Fe

Flowing
Paved 100%

9.0 km · 1.0 twisty km · best km 7 · ~6 tight corners
km 0–9 of 10.5

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

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

Otay Mountain Truck Trail · Engineer Springs → East Otay Mesa

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

20.1 km · 20.1 twisty km · best km 12 · ~86 tight corners
km 0–20.1 of 20.1

Score 10 · High

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

High Point Road (FR 8S05) · Aguanga → Oak Grove

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

14.3 km · 13.3 twisty km · best km 14 · ~112 tight corners
km 0–14.3 of 14.3

Score 12 · Extreme

Nate Harrison Grade · Palomar Mountain → Pauma

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

12.5 km · 12.5 twisty km · best km 13 · ~62 tight corners
km 0–12.5 of 12.5

Score 11 · High

Gomez Trail · near Pauma

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

12.2 km · 12.2 twisty km · best km 12 · ~43 tight corners
km 0–12.2 of 12.2

Score 11 · High

The same roads serve Solana Beach.

Twisty roads near here

Carlsbad 17 km
San Diego 32 km
Lemon Grove 34 km
Pala 39 km
Palomar Mountain 44 km
Tenaja 55 km
Julian 55 km
El Cariso Village 72 km
Lake Elsinore 73 km
Canyon City 79 km

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