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The best twisty roads around Christchurch

28 twisty stretches · 246 km of twisty road within reach of Christchurch — 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 Christchurch, New Zealand — whole roads joined from OpenStreetMap geometry, walked a kilometre at a time and ranked by twisty kilometres. The best sealed one is Summit Road · Hilltop → Akaroa with 21.6 twisty km. Click a road to see it on the map above, or take the GPX.

28
Stretches within 60 km
246 km
Twisty kilometres
306
Tight corners
20 / 7
Sealed / unsealed shown
Summit Road · Hilltop → Akaroa

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

26.6 km · 21.6 twisty km · best km 11 · ~5 tight corners
km 0–26.6 of 26.6

Score 9 · High

Christchurch Akaroa Road (SH 75) · Duvauchelle → Little River

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

17.9 km · 15.9 twisty km · best km 10
km 6.1–24 of 70

Score 9 · High

Summit Road · Christchurch → Teddington

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

17.5 km · 15.5 twisty km · best km 11 · ~4 tight corners
km 1–18.5 of 18.5

Score 9 · High

Chorlton Road · Little Akaloa → Okains Bay

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

12.0 km · 11.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~2 tight corners
km 0–12 of 13.5

Score 9 · High

Okains Bay Road · Okains Bay → Duvauchelle

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

8.0 km · 8.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~3 tight corners
km 6–14 of 14.5

Score 10 · High

Pigeon Bay Road · Kukupa → Duvauchelle

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

6.9 km · 6.9 twisty km · best km 12 · ~5 tight corners
km 3–9.9 of 9.9

Score 10 · High

Purau – Port Levy Road · near Diamond Harbour

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

7.5 km · 6.4 twisty km · best km 10 · ~1 tight corners
km 2–9.5 of 9.5

Score 9 · High

Wainui Main Road · Wainui → Duvauchelle

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

7.2 km · 6.1 twisty km · best km 10 · ~2 tight corners
km 1–8.2 of 8.2

Score 9 · High

Dyers Pass Road · Christchurch → Governors Bay

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

7.0 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 10
km 0–7 of 8.6

Score 8 · High

Governors Bay Road · Lyttelton → Governors Bay

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

6.1 km · 5.1 twisty km · best km 9
km 0–6.1 of 6.1

Score 8 · High

Le Bons Bay Road · Le Bons Bay → Akaroa

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

4.8 km · 4.8 twisty km · best km 10 · ~3 tight corners
km 5–9.8 of 9.8

Score 9 · High

Mount Pleasant Road · Lyttelton → Christchurch

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

4.6 km · 4.6 twisty km · best km 10 · ~1 tight corners
km 0–4.6 of 4.6

Score 9 · High

Marine Drive · near Diamond Harbour

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

6.3 km · 4.3 twisty km · best km 10
km 0–6.3 of 6.3

Score 8 · High

Kinloch Road · near Little River

Paved twisty
Paved 99%

5.0 km · 4.1 twisty km · best km 11 · ~1 tight corners
km 0–5 of 8.1

Score 9 · High

Summit Road · near Lyttelton

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

5.0 km · 4.0 twisty km · best km 9
km 0–5 of 5

Score 8 · High

Summit Road · near Lyttelton

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

5.0 km · 4.0 twisty km · best km 9
km 0–5 of 5.9

Score 8 · High

Onuku Road · near Akaroa

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

3.9 km · 3.9 twisty km · best km 11 · ~10 tight corners
km 0–3.9 of 3.9

Score 10 · High

Whites Road · near Little River

Paved twisty
Paved 90%

3.5 km · 3.5 twisty km · best km 12 · ~9 tight corners
km 0–3.5 of 3.5

Score 10 · High

Gebbies Pass Road · Teddington → Gebbies Valley

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

3.0 km · 3.0 twisty km · best km 9
km 2–5 of 8.8

Score 9 · High

Centaurus Road · near Christchurch

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

3.0 km · 2.0 twisty km · best km 10 · ~4 tight corners
km 0–3 of 3.8

Score 9 · High

Cashmere Road · near Christchurch

Flowing
Paved 100%

6.0 km · 1.0 twisty km · best km 9 · ~2 tight corners
km 0–6 of 6.7

Score 6 · Moderate

Bossu Road · Birdlings Flat → Wainui

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 19%

30.0 km · 25.9 twisty km · best km 13 · ~35 tight corners
km 0–30 of 31.2

Score 10 · High

Lees Valley Road · Oxford → Lees Valley

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

19.1 km · 19.1 twisty km · best km 11 · ~67 tight corners
km 0–19.1 of 39.8

Score 11 · High

Okuku Road · Whiterock → Lake Janet Picnic Area

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

14.8 km · 14.8 twisty km · best km 11 · ~67 tight corners
km 0–14.8 of 14.8

Score 10 · High

Stony Bay Road · near Akaroa

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

12.9 km · 12.9 twisty km · best km 13 · ~31 tight corners
km 0–12.9 of 12.9

Score 11 · High

Western Valley Road · Diamond Harbour → Little River

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 12%

12.0 km · 12.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~34 tight corners
km 2–14 of 17

Score 10 · High

Te Oka Bay Road · Birdlings Flat → Little River

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

10.2 km · 10.2 twisty km · best km 12 · ~8 tight corners
km 0–10.2 of 10.2

Score 10 · High

Port Levy Pigeon Bay Road · Port Levy → Pigeon Bay

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

9.7 km · 9.7 twisty km · best km 11 · ~12 tight corners
km 0–9.7 of 9.7

Score 10 · High

The same roads serve Akaroa, Birdlings Flat, Diamond Harbour, Duvauchelle, Gebbies Valley, Governors Bay, Hilltop, Kukupa.

Twisty roads near here

Oxford 50 km
Whiterock 54 km
Lees Valley 59 km
The Peaks 80 km
Waiau 110 km
Arthur’s Pass 113 km
Ōtira 119 km
Boyle Village 126 km
Springs Junction 142 km
Motukaika 159 km

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