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33.8 km
Length
+704 m
Ascent
−699 m
Descent
803 m
Highest point
4
Hairpins
8.5%
Max gradient
0h 45min
Drive time (approx.)
SR-9 map
33.8 km · 4 hairpins · 803 m

Elevation profile

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What does SR-9 look like?

Skyline Boulevard, Los Gatos, United States (Unsplash)
Ethan Dow ethandow · CC0
Mycena leptocephala (Pers.) Gillet 715812
This image was created by user Sava Krstic (sava) at Mushroom Observer, a source for mycological images.You can contact this user here. · CC BY-SA 3.0
Outside Castle Rock - panoramio
Dicie Hinaga · CC BY-SA 3.0
Извержение - Outpouring - panoramio
Vadim Manuylov · CC BY-SA 3.0
Deer tree - panoramio
Vadim Manuylov · CC BY-SA 3.0
2025-08-10 10 13 45 View south along California State Route 9 (Central Avenue) at Middleton Avenue in Boulder Creek, Santa Cruz County, California
Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Vegan breakfast burrito at Bell Tower Cafe
Mx. Granger · CC0
Pileolaria brevipes 135595285
Garth Harwood · CC BY 4.0

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Start
Saratoga
37.25932, -122.03187
Finish
Boulder Creek
37.12593, -122.12248

Along the road

Fuel

2
Chevron 0.0 km · 144 m
American Gas 33.8 km · 149 m

Parking

41
Achistaca Roadside Parking 13.0 km · 772 m
40 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 33.8 km.

Restaurants and cafés

30
Bell Tower Bistro & Patisserie 0.0 km · 145 m
Big Basin Burger Bar 0.1 km · 147 m
TeaZenTea 0.1 km · 147 m
Santorini Wine and Beer Garden 0.1 km · 147 m
Mint Leaf 0.1 km · 147 m
Anchors Fish & Chips And Seafood Grill 0.1 km · 149 m
Rose Market of Saratoga 0.2 km · 150 m
La Mère Michelle 0.2 km · 151 m
Big Basin Cafe 0.2 km · 151 m
Hachi Ju Hachi 0.3 km · 152 m
Bella Saratoga 0.3 km · 152 m
Bai Tong 0.3 km · 152 m
16 more
2 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 33.8 km.

Toilets

9
Restrooms 15.3 km · 724 m
Restroom 15.4 km · 719 m
7 unnamed places along the road, from 0.3 km to 22.5 km.

Viewpoints

3
Sempervirens Point 15.2 km · 725 m
2 unnamed places along the road, from 2.1 km to 15.2 km.