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The best twisty roads around Mangaweka

77 twisty stretches · 655 km of twisty road within reach of Mangaweka — 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 Mangaweka, New Zealand — whole roads joined from OpenStreetMap geometry, walked a kilometre at a time and ranked by twisty kilometres. The best sealed one is Taihape – Napier Road · Tikitiki Woolwash → Kuripapango with 15.7 twisty km. Click a road to see it on the map above, or take the GPX.

77
Stretches within 60 km
655 km
Twisty kilometres
1,164
Tight corners
15 / 7
Sealed / unsealed shown
Taihape – Napier Road · Tikitiki Woolwash → Kuripapango

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

21.7 km · 15.7 twisty km · best km 10 · ~6 tight corners
km 37–58.8 of 58.8

Score 8 · High

Tiriraukawa Road · Taihape → Tiriraukawa

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

12.0 km · 12.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~49 tight corners
km 0–12 of 12

Score 9 · High

Rangiwahia Road · Kimbolton → Mangarimu

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

14.0 km · 12.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~33 tight corners
km 3–17 of 25.5

Score 9 · High

Whangaehu Valley Road · Rangataua → Kakatahi

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

13.9 km · 11.9 twisty km · best km 9 · ~11 tight corners
km 9.1–23 of 23.5

Score 8 · High

Koeke Road · Mataroa → Koeke Junction

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

10.4 km · 10.4 twisty km · best km 11 · ~45 tight corners
km 3–13.5 of 13.5

Score 9 · High

Fields Track · near Kakatahi

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

11.3 km · 9.3 twisty km · best km 11 · ~20 tight corners
km 0–11.3 of 11.3

Score 9 · High

Longacre Road · Kauangaroa → Whanganui

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

8.0 km · 8.0 twisty km · best km 10 · ~7 tight corners
km 0–8 of 11.6

Score 8 · High

Lower Pakihikura Road · Hunterville → Pakihikura

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

8.0 km · 7.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~24 tight corners
km 0–8 of 8

Score 9 · High

Otuarei Road · Pungataua → Pukeokahu

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

7.0 km · 7.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~9 tight corners
km 4.1–11.1 of 12.3

Score 9 · High

Taihape – Napier Road · near Moawhango

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

8.0 km · 7.0 twisty km · best km 10 · ~8 tight corners
km 4–12 of 58.8

Score 8 · High

Saddle Road · Woodville → Ashhurst

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

9.0 km · 7.0 twisty km · best km 10
km 1–10 of 11

Score 8 · High

Ruahine Road · near Mangaweka

Paved twisty
Paved 98%

6.9 km · 6.9 twisty km · best km 10 · ~19 tight corners
km 1.1–8 of 18.4

Score 8 · High

Main South Road · near Rangiwahia

Paved twisty
Paved 99%

9.9 km · 6.8 twisty km · best km 11
km 1.1–11 of 13.2

Score 8 · High

Ruanui Road · Ruanui → Colliers Junction

Paved twisty
Paved 98%

9.0 km · 6.8 twisty km · best km 9 · ~10 tight corners
km 8–17 of 17.9

Score 7 · Moderate

Waiaruhe Road · Raketapauma Pā → Owhakura

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

8.4 km · 6.5 twisty km · best km 9 · ~5 tight corners
km 2–10.4 of 10.4

Score 8 · High

State Highway 4 · Oreore → Mangamahu

Flowing
Paved 100%

38.0 km · 11.1 twisty km · best km 9 · ~6 tight corners
km 119–157 of 187.4

Score 6 · Moderate

Ruanui Road · Mataroa → Colliers Junction

Flowing
Paved 94%

17.9 km · 7.9 twisty km · best km 9 · ~10 tight corners
km 0–17.9 of 17.9

Score 6 · Moderate

Ohakune Mountain Road · Tūroa Village → Ohakune

Flowing
Paved 100%

16.2 km · 6.2 twisty km · best km 10
km 0–16.2 of 16.2

Score 6 · Moderate

Pohangina Valley East Road · Utuwai → Āpiti

Flowing
Paved 100%

13.0 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 9 · ~7 tight corners
km 30–43.1 of 45.5

Score 7 · Moderate

Ormondville – Te Uri Road · Ormondville → Mangahei

Flowing
Paved 100%

14.5 km · 5.3 twisty km · best km 8 · ~20 tight corners
km 0–14.5 of 14.5

Score 7 · Moderate

Cheltenham Hunterville Road (SH 54) · Waituna West → Hunterville

Flowing
Paved 100%

18.0 km · 5.0 twisty km · best km 10
km 24.9–42.9 of 42.9

Score 6 · Moderate

Torere Road · near Taihape

Flowing
Paved 100%

10.0 km · 4.9 twisty km · best km 9 · ~9 tight corners
km 0–10 of 11

Score 7 · Moderate

Toe toe Road · Utiku → Mangaweka

Flowing
Paved 100%

8.3 km · 4.1 twisty km · best km 9 · ~2 tight corners
km 0–8.3 of 8.3

Score 6 · Moderate

Turakina Valley Road · Waiouru → Ōtāiri

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 8%

47.9 km · 40.8 twisty km · best km 11 · ~148 tight corners
km 7.1–55 of 104.3

Score 8 · High

Mangamahu Road · Papanui Junction → Mangamahu

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 69%

38.0 km · 35.1 twisty km · best km 10 · ~59 tight corners
km 0–38 of 47.8

Score 8 · High

Ridge Road · Pohangina → Āpiti

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 9%

31.0 km · 30.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~135 tight corners
km 0–31 of 32

Score 10 · High

Pohonui Road · Koeke Junction → Pohonui

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

20.4 km · 20.4 twisty km · best km 12 · ~183 tight corners
km 0–20.4 of 20.4

Score 11 · High

Matahiwi Track · Oreore → Matahiwi

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

19.9 km · 19.9 twisty km · best km 14 · ~215 tight corners · 1 hairpins
km 0–19.9 of 19.9

Score 12 · Extreme

Turakina Valley Road · Mangamahu → Kauangaroa

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 30%

18.0 km · 18.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~58 tight corners
km 67–85 of 104.3

Score 8 · High

Mangaohane Road · Tikitiki Woolwash → Pukeokahu

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

20.1 km · 16.1 twisty km · best km 11 · ~66 tight corners
km 0–20.1 of 20.1

Score 9 · High

The same roads serve Dunolly, Hunterville, Mangarimu, Moawhango, Omatane, Opaea, Pakihikura, Peep-o-Day.

Twisty roads near here

Kimbolton 23 km
Utuwai 26 km
Mangamahu 38 km
Ashley Clinton 39 km
Pohangina 40 km
Tikitiki Woolwash 46 km
Kererū 51 km
Ormondville 53 km
Tūroa Village 60 km
Kuripapango 63 km

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