Mendocino Coast - The Leggett Climb

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163.7 km

Length

+2,958 m

Ascent

−2,703 m

Descent

583 m

Highest point

Hairpins

12.0%

Max gradient

3h 38min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 583 m

11 °C cloudy

wind 3 m/s · clouds 100%

At the start

14 °C cloudy

wind 11 m/s · clouds 98%

	Min	Max	Wind
Friday 23 Oct	6 °C	16 °C	6 m/s	fog
Saturday 24 Oct	2 °C	20 °C	5 m/s	clearsky
Sunday 25 Oct	4 °C	16 °C	2 m/s	cloudy

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/23/26, 12:46 AM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: Lowland or coastal road
Surface: asphalt 94%

Roads nearby

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Ascent

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Ascent

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Ascent

163.7 km · 13 hairpins · 583 m

Elevation profile

What does Mendocino Coast - The Leggett Climb look like?

California Highway One 2015 058 · Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Frederick W Panhorst Bridge · Curtis Essen · CC BY-SA 4.0

2012-05-26 05-28 Mendocino County 199 Mendocino · Allie_Caulfield · CC BY 2.0

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Start

Gualala

38.76675, -123.52902

Finish

Leggett

39.86730, -123.71708

Stages

Stage 1 81.5 km
Stage 2 82.2 km

Along the road

Restaurants and cafés

Vue 0.0 km · 18 m

Upper Crust 0.0 km · 18 m

Trinks Cafe 0.3 km · 28 m

Gualala Seafood Shack 0.8 km · 52 m

St. Orres Restaurant & Bar 4.3 km · 31 m

Anchor Bay Thai Kitchen 6.3 km · 35 m

WhiteCap Coffee and Tea 6.4 km · 34 m

Pirates Cove 25.2 km · 66 m

Pier Place 25.8 km · 66 m

Rollerville Cafe 27.2 km · 51 m

Queenie's Roadhouse Cafe 53.1 km · 41 m

Terra Mar Kitchen 69.2 km · 37 m

43 more

1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.0 km to 163.6 km.

Parking

132

Schooner Gulch Trailhead Parking 17.9 km · 25 m

Bowling Ball Beach Trailhead Parking 18.0 km · 27 m

Moat Creek Parking 20.5 km · 8 m

Pelican Bluffs Coastal Trail and Preserve Parking Lot 22.1 km · 80 m

Van Damme State Park Day Use 75.3 km · 17 m

Parking 82.0 km · 45 m

Point Cabrillo Light Station Parking 84.0 km · 68 m

Caspar Community Center 85.9 km · 48 m

Noyo Headlands Park Glass Beach Parking 94.9 km · 20 m

Seaside Beach 108.7 km · 6 m

Bruhel Point 114.0 km · 38 m

121 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 163.6 km.

Fuel

76 0.1 km · 19 m

Chevron 0.1 km · 19 m

Point Arena Gas 23.9 km · 35 m

Chevron Gas Station 79.4 km · 43 m

Speedway Express 90.8 km · 24 m

Norcal Gasoline 91.2 km · 23 m

Arco 92.6 km · 32 m

Chevron 92.7 km · 35 m

76 92.9 km · 37 m

Eel River Fuels, Inc. 93.8 km · 21 m

Sinclair 94.9 km · 20 m

Leggett Patriot Gas Station 163.6 km · 258 m

2 unnamed places along the road, from 0.1 km to 163.6 km.

Viewpoints

Bridgeview 82.0 km · 40 m

3 unnamed places along the road, from 4.1 km to 114.1 km.

Toilets

Restroom 84.0 km · 68 m

29 unnamed places along the road, from 20.5 km to 124.1 km.

EV chargers

J-1772 charger 75.9 km · 44 m

Tesla Destination Charger 75.9 km · 44 m

Tesla Destination Charger 76.0 km · 49 m

Tesla Supercharger 91.7 km · 32 m

6 unnamed places along the road, from 53.0 km to 99.4 km.

Visitor centres

Pt. Cabrillo Visitor Center 84.0 km · 68 m