78 twisty stretches · 1,245 km of twisty road within reach of Payne — 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 Payne, California — whole roads joined from OpenStreetMap geometry, walked a kilometre at a time and ranked by twisty kilometres. The best sealed one is Zenia Lake Mountain Road (CR 503) · Zenia → Nielson Place with 35.9 twisty km. Click a road to see it on the map above, or take the GPX.
78
Stretches within 60 km
1,245 km
Twisty kilometres
1,113
Tight corners
15 / 7
Sealed / unsealed shown
Zenia Lake Mountain Road (CR 503) · Zenia → Nielson Place
Paved twisty Paved 100%
36.9 km · 35.9 twisty km · best km 12 · ~93 tight corners
km 0–36.9 of 36.9
Score 9 · High
Packers Creek Road (NF 16) · Big Bar → Hayfork
Paved twisty Paved 100%
28.9 km · 28.9 twisty km · best km 11 · ~47 tight corners
km 0–28.9 of 28.9
Score 10 · High
Alderpoint Road (CR F6B165) · Blocksburg → Harris
Paved twisty Paved 100%
29.9 km · 26.0 twisty km · best km 10 · ~29 tight corners
km 26.1–56 of 74.8
Score 9 · High
Hyampom Road (CR 301) · Hyampom → Hayfork
Paved twisty Paved 100%
21.0 km · 21.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~11 tight corners
km 0–21 of 21.7
Score 9 · High
CA 3 · Douglas City → Hayfork
Paved twisty Paved 100%
22.0 km · 20.0 twisty km · best km 10 · ~2 tight corners
km 177–199 of 230.2
Score 8 · High
Cold Creek Road (CA 36) · Wildwood → Peanut
Paved twisty Paved 100%
14.1 km · 14.1 twisty km · best km 10
km 90–104.1 of 218.1
Score 9 · High
Rat Trap Gap Road (NF 35) · Payne → Bramlet Place
Paved twisty Paved 100%
18.0 km · 14.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~26 tight corners
km 0–18 of 18
Score 8 · High
Platina Road (CR A16) · Beegum → Platina
Paved twisty Paved 100%
13.8 km · 13.8 twisty km · best km 11 · ~1 tight corners
km 48–61.8 of 61.8
Score 10 · High
Corral Bottom Road (NF 47) · Wigdon Place → Big Bar
Paved twisty Paved 100%
14.0 km · 13.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~15 tight corners
km 0–14 of 16.1
Score 8 · High
Mad River Road (FR 27N02) · Red Mountain House → Russ Place
Paved twisty Paved 100%
15.8 km · 12.9 twisty km · best km 11 · ~52 tight corners
km 18.1–33.9 of 33.9
Score 8 · High
Berry Summit-Mad River Road (NF 1) · Skull Camp → Van Duzen
Paved twisty Paved 100%
14.7 km · 12.7 twisty km · best km 11 · ~28 tight corners
km 64–78.7 of 78.7
Score 8 · High
Ruth Zenia Road (CR 502) · Zenia → Ueland Place
Paved twisty Paved 100%
14.1 km · 12.1 twisty km · best km 11 · ~28 tight corners
km 0–14.1 of 36.9
Score 9 · High
Zenia Bluff Road (CR 516) · near Zenia
Paved twisty Paved 100%
10.3 km · 10.3 twisty km · best km 11 · ~76 tight corners
km 0–10.3 of 10.3
Score 10 · High
Wildwood Road (CR 302) · Peanut → Wildwood
Paved twisty Paved 100%
11.0 km · 10.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~9 tight corners
km 10–21 of 28.3
Score 9 · High
Indian Valley Road (NF 10) · Friend Place → Hayfork
Paved twisty Paved 100%
9.3 km · 9.3 twisty km · best km 11 · ~3 tight corners
km 25–34.3 of 34.3
Score 9 · High
Mad River Road (CR 501) · Van Duzen → Ruth
Flowing Paved 100%
27.0 km · 8.0 twisty km · best km 9 · ~21 tight corners
km 0–27 of 45.3
Score 6 · Moderate
South Fork Mountain Road (NF 4) · Skull Camp → Sids Place
Flowing Paved 100%
17.0 km · 7.0 twisty km · best km 9 · ~4 tight corners
km 0–17 of 17
Score 6 · Moderate
CA 3 · Hayfork → Peanut
Flowing Paved 100%
12.2 km · 5.2 twisty km · best km 9
km 218–230.2 of 230.2
Score 7 · Moderate
Hyampom Road (CR 301) · near Hayfork
Flowing Paved 100%
9.1 km · 3.1 twisty km · best km 7 · ~1 tight corners
km 0–9.1 of 12.8
Score 6 · Moderate
Dutch Creek Road (CR 413) · Junction City → Weaverville
Flowing Paved 100%
6.8 km · 2.8 twisty km · best km 10 · ~6 tight corners
km 0–6.8 of 6.8
Score 7 · Moderate
CA 36 · near Knob
Flowing Paved 100%
6.0 km · 2.0 twisty km · best km 9
km 78–84 of 218.1
Score 7 · Moderate
Mendocino Pass Road (CR 338) · McClure Place → Reeves Place
Flowing Paved 92%
8.0 km · 2.0 twisty km · best km 9
km 0–8 of 12.5
Score 6 · Moderate
Eureka Way (CA 299) · French Gulch → Lewiston
Flowing Paved 100%
9.0 km · 2.0 twisty km · best km 8
km 30–39 of 59.1
Score 6 · Moderate
Paskenta-Eel River Road (NF M2) · Bollinger Place → Paskenta
Unpaved & 4WD Mixed 25%
91.0 km · 87.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~132 tight corners
km 0–91 of 92.3
Score 9 · High
Pillsbury-Indian Dick Road (NF M1) · Dewell Garden → McClure Place
Unpaved & 4WD Mixed 31%
57.1 km · 51.9 twisty km · best km 13 · ~167 tight corners
km 0–57.1 of 119.6
Score 9 · High
Paskenta-Mendocino Pass Road (NF M4) · Houghton Place → Bredehoft Place
Unpaved & 4WD Mixed 27%
44.8 km · 44.8 twisty km · best km 13 · ~40 tight corners
km 0–44.8 of 44.8
Score 10 · High
Wildwood-Mad River Road (NF 30) · Wildwood → Bramlet Place
Unpaved & 4WD Mixed 62%
48.0 km · 43.2 twisty km · best km 12 · ~186 tight corners
km 0–48 of 62.5
Score 9 · High
Tedoc Gap Road / Rat Trap Gap Road (NF 45) · Beegum → Shackleford Place
Unpaved & 4WD Gravel/Dirt 0%
42.8 km · 38.7 twisty km · best km 12 · ~55 tight corners
km 0–42.8 of 42.8
Score 9 · High
Bramlet Road (NF 29) · Peanut → Bramlet Place
Unpaved & 4WD Gravel/Dirt 0%
36.3 km · 36.3 twisty km · best km 11 · ~20 tight corners
km 0–36.3 of 36.3
Score 9 · High
Trough Ridge-Forks Ridge Road (FR 24N01) · Bollinger Place → Peterson Place
Unpaved & 4WD Gravel/Dirt 0%
35.7 km · 35.7 twisty km · best km 12 · ~61 tight corners