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The best twisty roads around Orautoha

93 twisty stretches · 1,005 km of twisty road within reach of Orautoha — 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 Orautoha, New Zealand — whole roads joined from OpenStreetMap geometry, walked a kilometre at a time and ranked by twisty kilometres. The best sealed one is Ōhura Road (SH 43) · Douglas → Whangamōmona with 27.8 twisty km. Click a road to see it on the map above, or take the GPX.

93
Stretches within 60 km
1,006 km
Twisty kilometres
1,663
Tight corners
15 / 7
Sealed / unsealed shown
Ōhura Road (SH 43) · Douglas → Whangamōmona

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

40.0 km · 27.8 twisty km · best km 13 · ~59 tight corners
km 19–59 of 148.6

Score 9 · High

Pipiriki – Raetihi Road · Pipiriki → Raetihi

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

19.0 km · 18.1 twisty km · best km 12 · ~71 tight corners
km 0–19 of 25.2

Score 9 · High

Ahu Ahu Valley Road · Te Tuhi Junction → Koriniti Pā / Ōtūkōpiri

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

14.9 km · 14.9 twisty km · best km 13 · ~97 tight corners
km 0–14.9 of 14.9

Score 11 · 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

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

River Road (SH 43) · Tatu → Aukopae

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

15.0 km · 10.9 twisty km · best km 12 · ~15 tight corners
km 107–122 of 148.6

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

Ōhura Road (SH 43) · Tāngarākau → Tatu

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

13.0 km · 10.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~28 tight corners
km 89–102 of 148.6

Score 8 · 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

Whanganui River Road · Pipiriki → Jerusalem

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

9.1 km · 8.0 twisty km · best km 10 · ~21 tight corners
km 5–14.1 of 61.8

Score 8 · High

Brewer Road · Strathmore → Makahu

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

7.2 km · 7.2 twisty km · best km 12 · ~13 tight corners
km 1–8.2 of 8.2

Score 9 · High

Mangapapa Road · Kotare → Tahorapāroa

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

9.0 km · 7.0 twisty km · best km 8 · ~10 tight corners
km 0–9 of 9

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

Whanganui River Road · Parikino → Upokongaro

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

6.9 km · 5.9 twisty km · best km 12 · ~16 tight corners
km 54.1–61 of 61.8

Score 10 · High

Whanganui River Road · Pipiriki → Atene

Flowing
Paved 100%

36.0 km · 17.0 twisty km · best km 10 · ~41 tight corners
km 0–36 of 61.8

Score 7 · Moderate

Waitotara Valley Road · Waitōtara → Makakaho Junction

Flowing
Paved 100%

43.2 km · 13.4 twisty km · best km 9 · ~37 tight corners
km 0–43.2 of 43.2

Score 6 · Moderate

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

Oio Road · Ōwhango → Kaitieke

Flowing
Paved 100%

19.0 km · 7.0 twisty km · best km 9 · ~10 tight corners
km 0–19 of 42.6

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

Paparoa Road · Te Maire → Kirikau

Flowing
Paved 100%

11.7 km · 5.1 twisty km · best km 12 · ~23 tight corners
km 1.4–13.1 of 13.1

Score 8 · High

River Road (SH 43) · Aukopae → Te Maire

Flowing
Paved 100%

8.2 km · 3.2 twisty km · best km 8
km 126.1–134.3 of 148.6

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

Rawhitiroa Road · Moeroa → Mangamingi

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 40%

29.0 km · 29.0 twisty km · best km 14 · ~220 tight corners
km 0–29 of 46.5

Score 11 · High

Kauarapaoa Road · Te Tuhi Junction → Kemps Pole

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

27.2 km · 27.2 twisty km · best km 12 · ~196 tight corners
km 0–27.2 of 27.2

Score 10 · High

Rangitatau East Road · Te Tuhi Junction → Pākaraka

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

26.0 km · 26.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~120 tight corners
km 0–26 of 37

Score 10 · High

Mangapurua Track · Otaihanga Reach → Riamaki / Upper Ruatiti

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

23.8 km · 23.8 twisty km · best km 14 · ~217 tight corners · 1 hairpins
km 0–23.8 of 23.8

Score 12 · Extreme

Upper Mangaehu Road · Makahu → Aotuhia

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

23.3 km · 22.2 twisty km · best km 12 · ~106 tight corners
km 0–23.3 of 23.3

Score 9 · High

The same roads serve Erua, Jerusalem, Mangatiti Landing, Otaihanga Reach, Pipiriki, Raetihi, Retaruke Upper, Riamaki / Upper Ruatiti.

Twisty roads near here

Tūroa Village 27 km
Pohokura 31 km
Te Tuhi Junction 39 km
Ōwhango 39 km
Te Maire 43 km
Kohuratahi 46 km
Makahu 47 km
Rangipo West Camp 51 km
Moeawatea 54 km
Mangamahu 56 km

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