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The best twisty roads around Te Kaha

30 twisty stretches · 351 km of twisty road within reach of Te Kaha — 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 Te Kaha, New Zealand — whole roads joined from OpenStreetMap geometry, walked a kilometre at a time and ranked by twisty kilometres. The best sealed one is State Highway 35 (SH 35) · Te Kopua → Papatea with 11.0 twisty km. Click a road to see it on the map above, or take the GPX.

30
Stretches within 60 km
352 km
Twisty kilometres
1,405
Tight corners
8 / 14
Sealed / unsealed shown
State Highway 35 (SH 35) · Te Kopua → Papatea

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

19.0 km · 11.0 twisty km · best km 10 · ~18 tight corners
km 75–94 of 197.1

Score 7 · Moderate

State Highway 35 (SH 35) · Whangaparāoa → Pōtaka

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

7.1 km · 7.1 twisty km · best km 9
km 118–125.2 of 197.1

Score 8 · High

State Highway 35 (SH 35) · Hawai → Houpoto

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

7.0 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 10 · ~9 tight corners
km 28.1–35 of 197.1

Score 8 · High

Waiotahi Valley Road · Ōhiwa → Waiotahe Valley

Paved twisty
Paved 93%

9.0 km · 4.9 twisty km · best km 8 · ~4 tight corners
km 0–9 of 20.7

Score 6 · Moderate

Te Araroa Road (SH 35) · near Pōtaka

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

4.0 km · 4.0 twisty km · best km 10
km 131–135 of 197.1

Score 9 · High

Omarumutu Road · near Omarumutu

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

4.8 km · 3.8 twisty km · best km 10 · ~4 tight corners
km 0–4.8 of 4.8

Score 8 · High

Te Araroa Road (SH 35) · near Hicks Bay

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

4.7 km · 3.7 twisty km · best km 9 · ~2 tight corners
km 146.3–151 of 197.1

Score 8 · High

Te Araroa Road (SH 35) · near Te Araroa

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

3.6 km · 2.6 twisty km · best km 10 · ~1 tight corners
km 157.4–161 of 197.1

Score 8 · High

State Highway 35 (SH 35) · Te Kaha → Waihau Bay

Flowing
Paved 100%

29.3 km · 13.3 twisty km · best km 10 · ~18 tight corners
km 71–100.3 of 197.1

Score 7 · Moderate

State Highway 35 (SH 35) · Hawai → Omaio

Flowing
Paved 100%

27.1 km · 12.8 twisty km · best km 10 · ~15 tight corners
km 27–54.1 of 197.1

Score 7 · Moderate

Te Araroa Road (SH 35) · Awatere → Tikitiki

Flowing
Paved 100%

12.0 km · 3.8 twisty km · best km 8
km 165–177 of 197.1

Score 6 · Moderate

Te Araroa Road (SH 35) · near Hicks Bay

Flowing
Paved 100%

8.0 km · 3.7 twisty km · best km 9 · ~2 tight corners
km 144–152 of 197.1

Score 6 · Moderate

Otara East Road · near Ōpōtiki

Flowing
Paved 100%

8.1 km · 2.1 twisty km · best km 8
km 0–8.1 of 8.1

Score 6 · Moderate

East Cape Road · Horoera → Te Araroa

Flowing
Paved 100%

6.9 km · 1.9 twisty km · best km 8
km 13.1–20 of 20

Score 6 · Moderate

Tapuaeroa Road

Flowing
Paved 94%

9.5 km · 1.0 twisty km · best km 7
km 13–22.5 of 30.8

Score 4 · Moderate

State Highway 35 (SH 35) · Opape → Tōrere

Flowing
Paved 100%

7.0 km · 0.8 twisty km · best km 10
km 15–22 of 197.1

Score 5 · Moderate

Motu Road · Omarumutu → Mōtū

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 16%

57.1 km · 51.2 twisty km · best km 14 · ~411 tight corners
km 0–57.1 of 66.4

Score 11 · High

Tarndale Road · Kirks Clearing → Huiarua

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

34.8 km · 32.8 twisty km · best km 12 · ~184 tight corners
km 0–34.8 of 34.8

Score 9 · High

Mata Road · Tokomaru Bay → Huiarua

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 16%

34.0 km · 30.9 twisty km · best km 11 · ~98 tight corners
km 0–34 of 34

Score 9 · High

Ihungia Road · Takapau → Huiarua

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 2%

29.7 km · 29.7 twisty km · best km 11 · ~82 tight corners
km 0–29.7 of 29.7

Score 9 · High

Kokomuka Road · Te Araroa → Pōtaka

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

17.7 km · 17.7 twisty km · best km 13 · ~75 tight corners
km 0–17.7 of 17.7

Score 11 · High

Waikura Road · near Pōtaka

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 11%

18.6 km · 17.6 twisty km · best km 11 · ~75 tight corners
km 5–23.6 of 23.6

Score 10 · High

Orete Forest Road · near Waihau Bay

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

16.0 km · 16.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~44 tight corners
km 0–16 of 17.2

Score 9 · High

Maungaroa Access Road · near Te Kaha

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

15.5 km · 15.5 twisty km · best km 13 · ~142 tight corners
km 0–15.5 of 15.5

Score 12 · Extreme

Waitahaia Road · near Huiarua

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

14.4 km · 14.4 twisty km · best km 12 · ~61 tight corners
km 1–15.4 of 15.4

Score 10 · High

Motu Falls Road · Kirks Clearing → Mōtū

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

13.0 km · 11.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~39 tight corners
km 0–13 of 14.2

Score 10 · High

Unnamed road

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

9.3 km · 9.3 twisty km · best km 11 · ~13 tight corners
km 2–11.3 of 11.3

Score 10 · High

Tuakau Road · Ihungia → Huiarua

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

8.6 km · 8.6 twisty km · best km 12 · ~43 tight corners
km 0–8.6 of 8.6

Score 11 · High

Marumoko Road · near Mōtū

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

8.7 km · 7.7 twisty km · best km 12 · ~38 tight corners
km 0–8.7 of 8.7

Score 10 · High

Whitikau Road · near Whitikau

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

6.8 km · 6.8 twisty km · best km 13 · ~27 tight corners
km 0–6.8 of 6.8

Score 12 · Extreme

The same roads serve Omaio.

Twisty roads near here

Pōtaka 39 km
Omarumutu 41 km
Huiarua 48 km
Mōtū 60 km
Tokomaru Bay 66 km
Tauwharepārae 67 km
Takapau 75 km
Hinemaurea Marae 75 km
Matahi 82 km
Tolaga Bay 87 km

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