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The best twisty roads around Costa Mesa

21 twisty stretches · 168 km of twisty road within reach of Costa Mesa — 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 Costa Mesa, 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.

21
Stretches within 60 km
169 km
Twisty kilometres
821
Tight corners
5 / 3
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

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

Palos Verdes Drive East · Rancho Palos Verdes → Lomita

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

10.0 km · 9.0 twisty km · best km 10 · ~4 tight corners
km 0–10 of 11.7

Score 8 · High

Ortega Highway (CA 74) · Ortega Oaks → San Juan Hot Springs

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

12.0 km · 7.1 twisty km · best km 9
km 33–45 of 66.3

Score 7 · Moderate

Stage Road · near Avalon

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

4.2 km · 4.2 twisty km · best km 13 · ~42 tight corners · 1 hairpins
km 0–4.2 of 4.2

Score 13 · Extreme

Carbon Canyon Road (CA 142) · Yorba Linda → Chino Hills

Flowing
Paved 100%

9.0 km · 4.2 twisty km · best km 10 · ~2 tight corners
km 7–16.1 of 18.4

Score 6 · Moderate

Silverado Canyon Road · Temescal Valley → Silverado

Flowing
Paved 99%

9.1 km · 4.1 twisty km · best km 8
km 0–9.1 of 9.1

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

Back Bay Drive · Costa Mesa → Newport Beach

Flowing
Paved 95%

5.6 km · 2.6 twisty km · best km 10 · ~4 tight corners · 1 hairpins
km 0–5.6 of 5.6

Score 7 · Moderate

Workman Mill Road · El Monte → Whittier

Flowing
Paved 100%

5.2 km · 2.0 twisty km · best km 7 · ~5 tight corners · 1 hairpins
km 3–8.2 of 8.2

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

Rio Rancho Road · near Pomona

Flowing
Paved 100%

5.2 km · 1.0 twisty km · best km 7 · ~1 tight corners · 1 hairpins
km 0–5.2 of 5.2

Score 5 · Moderate

Crenshaw Boulevard · Torrance → Rancho Palos Verdes

Flowing
Paved 100%

10.0 km · 1.0 twisty km · best km 7 · ~9 tight corners
km 21–31.1 of 31.1

Score 4 · Moderate

Santa Anita Avenue · near El Monte

Flowing
Paved 100%

7.1 km · 1.0 twisty km · best km 7 · ~7 tight corners
km 0–7.1 of 7.1

Score 4 · Moderate

Goetz Road · Canyon Lake → Menifee

Flowing
Paved 100%

5.9 km · 0.9 twisty km · best km 7 · ~2 tight corners
km 2.1–8 of 12.6

Score 5 · Moderate

East Nohl Ranch Road · Villa Park → Orange

Flowing
Paved 100%

8.2 km · 0.0 twisty km · best km 6 · ~2 tight corners
km 0–8.2 of 8.2

Score 5 · Moderate

Yorba Linda Boulevard · near Yorba Linda

Flowing
Paved 100%

6.2 km · 0.0 twisty km · best km 5 · ~3 tight corners · 1 hairpins
km 5–11.2 of 13.3

Score 3 · Moderate

Etiwanda Avenue · near Rancho Cucamonga

Flowing
Paved 100%

6.8 km · 0.0 twisty km · best km 6 · ~10 tight corners · 1 hairpins
km 4–10.8 of 10.8

Score 3 · Moderate

North Main Divide Road (FR 3S04) · El Cariso Village → Corona

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 11%

60.3 km · 60.3 twisty km · best km 13 · ~302 tight corners
km 0–60.3 of 60.3

Score 11 · High

Maple Springs Road (FR 5S04) · near Temescal Valley

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 41%

11.9 km · 11.9 twisty km · best km 13 · ~104 tight corners
km 0–11.9 of 11.9

Score 11 · High

Indian Truck Trail (FR 5S01) · near Temescal Valley

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

11.2 km · 11.2 twisty km · best km 14 · ~185 tight corners
km 0–11.2 of 11.2

Score 13 · Extreme

The same roads serve Newport Beach.

Twisty roads near here

Yorba Linda 29 km
Corona 30 km
Temescal Valley 33 km
El Cariso Village 43 km
Rancho Palos Verdes 46 km
Lake Elsinore 47 km
Tenaja 50 km
Avalon 55 km
Mount Baldy 69 km
La Cañada Flintridge 72 km

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