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The best twisty roads around Te Whaiti

37 twisty stretches · 436 km of twisty road within reach of Te Whaiti — 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 Whaiti, New Zealand — whole roads joined from OpenStreetMap geometry, walked a kilometre at a time and ranked by twisty kilometres. The best sealed one is Te Whaiti Road · Te Whaiti → Murupara with 12.3 twisty km. Click a road to see it on the map above, or take the GPX.

37
Stretches within 60 km
436 km
Twisty kilometres
1,228
Tight corners
6 / 16
Sealed / unsealed shown
Te Whaiti Road · Te Whaiti → Murupara

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

13.0 km · 12.3 twisty km · best km 11 · ~38 tight corners
km 2–15 of 17.3

Score 8 · High

State Highway 30 (SH 30) · Kawerau → Lake Rotomā

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

5.6 km · 5.6 twisty km · best km 10 · ~5 tight corners
km 25.4–31.1 of 72

Score 8 · High

Okareka Loop Road · Rotorua → Lake Ōkareka

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

4.2 km · 4.2 twisty km · best km 9
km 0–4.2 of 5.3

Score 8 · High

Poutakataka Road · near Ngakuru

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

4.1 km · 4.1 twisty km · best km 11 · ~4 tight corners
km 5–9.1 of 9.1

Score 9 · High

Waioeka Road · near Wairata

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

5.0 km · 4.0 twisty km · best km 10
km 65–70 of 130.1

Score 8 · High

Matahi Road · near Lake Rotomā

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

3.8 km · 3.8 twisty km · best km 9 · ~11 tight corners
km 6–9.8 of 9.8

Score 9 · High

Whirinaki Valley Road · Ngakuru → Guthrie

Flowing
Paved 100%

15.0 km · 4.2 twisty km · best km 7
km 0–15 of 15

Score 5 · Moderate

Waimangu Road · Waimangu → Earthquake Flats

Flowing
Paved 100%

5.9 km · 2.1 twisty km · best km 8 · ~1 tight corners
km 0–5.9 of 5.9

Score 7 · Moderate

Puaiti Road · near Ngakuru

Flowing
Paved 94%

5.9 km · 1.8 twisty km · best km 7 · ~1 tight corners
km 1.1–7 of 7

Score 5 · Moderate

Waikite Valley Road · Waikite Valley → Ngakuru

Flowing
Paved 100%

7.2 km · 1.6 twisty km · best km 9
km 11.4–18.7 of 18.7

Score 6 · Moderate

Corbett Road · Ngakuru → Waikite Valley

Flowing
Paved 100%

7.0 km · 1.3 twisty km · best km 7 · ~3 tight corners
km 0–7 of 9.3

Score 6 · Moderate

State Highway 5 (SH 5) · Tarawera → Pohokura

Flowing
Paved 100%

9.0 km · 1.0 twisty km · best km 10
km 64–73 of 122.4

Score 6 · Moderate

Mangatete Road · near Ngakuru

Flowing
Paved 100%

9.1 km · 0.9 twisty km · best km 9
km 1.1–10.2 of 10.2

Score 5 · Moderate

Galatea Road · Waiohau → Kopuriki

Flowing
Paved 100%

5.0 km · 0.8 twisty km · best km 7
km 32.1–37.1 of 52.6

Score 5 · Moderate

Waikaremoana Road · Āniwaniwa → Ruatāhuna

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 12%

45.1 km · 41.2 twisty km · best km 12 · ~94 tight corners
km 0–45.1 of 45.1

Score 10 · High

Pohokura Road · near Tūtira

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 8%

28.7 km · 28.7 twisty km · best km 12 · ~103 tight corners
km 0–28.7 of 28.7

Score 10 · High

Putere Road · Putere → Second Flat

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 25%

30.0 km · 28.1 twisty km · best km 12 · ~156 tight corners
km 0–30 of 39.8

Score 10 · High

Cricklewood Road · Putere → Wairoa

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 8%

30.0 km · 28.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~55 tight corners
km 0–30 of 32.2

Score 9 · High

Ruatahuna Road · Ruatāhuna → Te Whaiti

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 49%

29.0 km · 24.9 twisty km · best km 12 · ~49 tight corners
km 0–29 of 29

Score 9 · High

Willowflat Road

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 76%

23.9 km · 22.9 twisty km · best km 11 · ~62 tight corners
km 0–23.9 of 23.9

Score 9 · High

Waimaha Road · Tahunga → Anini Clearing

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

19.6 km · 19.6 twisty km · best km 13 · ~87 tight corners · 1 hairpins
km 0–19.6 of 19.6

Score 10 · High

Papuni Road · Ruakituri → Anini Clearing

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

20.0 km · 19.1 twisty km · best km 11 · ~108 tight corners
km 0–20 of 20

Score 9 · High

Moanui Road · Koranga → Mātāwai

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

18.0 km · 18.0 twisty km · best km 13 · ~127 tight corners · 3 hairpins
km 0–18 of 18

Score 11 · High

Ohuka Road · Ōhuka → Erepeti

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 15%

17.5 km · 16.5 twisty km · best km 10 · ~67 tight corners
km 9–26.5 of 26.5

Score 9 · High

Lake Road (SH 38) · Waikaremoana → Piripāua

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 26%

19.0 km · 15.9 twisty km · best km 11 · ~13 tight corners
km 1.1–20 of 64

Score 9 · High

Te Hoe Road

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

15.5 km · 14.5 twisty km · best km 11 · ~41 tight corners
km 0–15.5 of 15.5

Score 9 · High

Waihi Road · Putere → Piripāua

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

20.1 km · 13.1 twisty km · best km 10 · ~31 tight corners
km 0–20.1 of 20.1

Score 8 · High

Mokonui Road

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

11.7 km · 11.7 twisty km · best km 11 · ~40 tight corners
km 0–11.7 of 11.7

Score 9 · High

Hunt Road · Ōhuka → Ruakituri

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 5%

12.6 km · 11.6 twisty km · best km 11 · ~67 tight corners
km 0–12.6 of 12.6

Score 9 · High

Pohokura Road · Tarawera → Pohokura

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

11.2 km · 11.2 twisty km · best km 12 · ~65 tight corners
km 0–11.2 of 11.7

Score 11 · High

Twisty roads near here

Murupara 10 km
Ruatāhuna 16 km
Kopuriki 29 km
Matahi 44 km
Waimangu 47 km
Ngakuru 58 km
Lake Rotomā 62 km
Oruanui 67 km
Mōhaka 67 km
Wairoa 73 km

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