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The best twisty roads around Carlsbad

41 twisty stretches · 214 km of twisty road within reach of Carlsbad — 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 Carlsbad, 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.

41
Stretches within 60 km
215 km
Twisty kilometres
594
Tight corners
9 / 5
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Faraday Avenue · near Carlsbad

Flowing
Paved 100%

5.0 km · 1.0 twisty km · best km 10 · ~5 tight corners · 1 hairpins
km 0–5 of 5

Score 6 · 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

East Washington Avenue / Lincoln Parkway · near Escondido

Flowing
Paved 100%

5.0 km · 1.0 twisty km · best km 7 · ~3 tight corners
km 0–5 of 203.6

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

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

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 Bonsall, Encinitas, Fallbrook, Oceanside, Vista.

Twisty roads near here

Rancho Santa Fe 17 km
Pala 31 km
Tenaja 40 km
Palomar Mountain 44 km
San Diego 47 km
Lemon Grove 50 km
El Cariso Village 57 km
Lake Elsinore 59 km
Julian 65 km
Temescal Valley 68 km

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