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The best twisty roads around Thomas Mountain

39 twisty stretches · 376 km of twisty road within reach of Thomas 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 Thomas Mountain, California — whole roads joined from OpenStreetMap geometry, walked a kilometre at a time and ranked by twisty kilometres. The best sealed one is Banning-Idyllwild Panoramic Highway (CA 243) · Pine Wood → Mountain Center with 15.5 twisty km. Click a road to see it on the map above, or take the GPX.

39
Stretches within 60 km
376 km
Twisty kilometres
1,191
Tight corners
14 / 7
Sealed / unsealed shown
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

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

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

Banning-Idyllwild Panoramic Highway (CA 243) · near Banning

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

8.0 km · 8.0 twisty km · best km 9
km 3–11 of 47.5

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

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

Jack Rabbit Trail · near Beaumont

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

6.0 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 9
km 0–6 of 6.8

Score 8 · 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

Oak Glen Road · Yucaipa → Oak Glen

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

5.0 km · 4.0 twisty km · best km 10
km 12–17 of 26.9

Score 9 · High

Saunders Meadow Road · near Idyllwild

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

3.8 km · 3.8 twisty km · best km 11 · ~12 tight corners
km 0–3.8 of 3.8

Score 10 · 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

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

Oak Glen Road · Yucaipa → Beaumont

Flowing
Paved 100%

12.0 km · 4.0 twisty km · best km 10
km 12–24 of 26.9

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

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

Pala Temecula Road (CR S16) · near Pala

Flowing
Paved 100%

7.0 km · 1.0 twisty km · best km 10 · ~1 tight corners
km 0–7 of 15.5

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

Bluff Street · near Banning

Flowing
Paved 100%

5.7 km · 0.9 twisty km · best km 10 · ~3 tight corners
km 2.3–8 of 9.1

Score 7 · 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

Highway 76 (CA 76) · Yapicha → Corenga

Flowing
Paved 100%

5.0 km · 0.0 twisty km · best km 6
km 11–16 of 30.7

Score 4 · Moderate

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

Indian Flats Road / Lost Valley Road (FR 9S05) · Chihuahua Valley → Warner Springs

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 64%
4WD track — check access

16.1 km · 15.1 twisty km · best km 13 · ~9 tight corners
km 0–16.1 of 16.1

Score 11 · High

The same roads serve New Santa Rosa / Sew’ia, Pinyon Pines.

Twisty roads near here

Idyllwild 16 km
Palm Desert 23 km
Banning 39 km
Palomar Mountain 40 km
Pala 51 km
Julian 60 km
Cactus City 63 km
Lake Elsinore 67 km
Tenaja 68 km
El Cariso Village 71 km

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