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The best twisty roads around Takapau

40 twisty stretches · 458 km of twisty road within reach of Takapau — 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 Takapau, New Zealand — whole roads joined from OpenStreetMap geometry, walked a kilometre at a time and ranked by twisty kilometres. The best sealed one is Unnamed road · near Rere with 6.0 twisty km. Click a road to see it on the map above, or take the GPX.

40
Stretches within 60 km
458 km
Twisty kilometres
1,336
Tight corners
4 / 16
Sealed / unsealed shown
Unnamed road · near Rere

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

6.0 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~24 tight corners
km 0–6 of 6

Score 9 · High

Kanakanaia Road · Te Karaka → Kanakanaia

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

11.5 km · 5.3 twisty km · best km 8 · ~3 tight corners
km 0–11.5 of 11.5

Score 6 · Moderate

Waipiro Road · Waipiro Bay → Te Puia Springs

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

5.0 km · 5.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~20 tight corners
km 0–5 of 5.9

Score 10 · High

Gladstone Road · near Gisborne

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

4.3 km · 3.4 twisty km · best km 8 · ~5 tight corners · 4 hairpins
km 0–4.3 of 4.3

Score 7 · Moderate

Waiapu Road · Kōpuaroa → Tokomaru Bay

Flowing
Paved 100%

20.9 km · 8.0 twisty km · best km 9
km 15.1–36 of 74.5

Score 7 · Moderate

Kanakanaia Road · Te Karaka → Kanakanaia

Flowing
Paved 100%

11.5 km · 5.3 twisty km · best km 8 · ~3 tight corners
km 0–11.5 of 11.5

Score 6 · Moderate

Paroa Road · Mangatuna → Tolaga Bay

Flowing
Paved 100%

8.6 km · 3.0 twisty km · best km 7 · ~5 tight corners
km 0–8.6 of 8.6

Score 6 · Moderate

Waiapu Road · Tokomaru Bay → Hikuwai

Flowing
Paved 100%

9.9 km · 3.0 twisty km · best km 9
km 39.1–49 of 74.5

Score 6 · Moderate

Whangara Road (SH 35) · near Tolaga Bay

Flowing
Paved 100%

6.9 km · 2.9 twisty km · best km 7
km 8.2–15 of 51.8

Score 6 · Moderate

Matawai Road · near Otoko

Flowing
Paved 100%

7.0 km · 1.0 twisty km · best km 8
km 16–23 of 130.1

Score 5 · 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

Tauwhareparae Road · Tolaga Bay → Takapau

Flowing
Paved 100%

5.3 km · 0.0 twisty km · best km 6
km 6–11.4 of 11.4

Score 4 · Moderate

Whangara Road (SH 35) · near Whangara

Flowing
Paved 100%

6.0 km · 0.0 twisty km · best km 5
km 23–29 of 51.8

Score 4 · Moderate

Whangara Road (SH 35) · Tatapōuri → Gisborne

Flowing
Paved 100%

5.1 km · 0.0 twisty km · best km 6
km 40–45.1 of 51.8

Score 4 · Moderate

Tauwhareparae Road · Takapau → Huiarua

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 25%

44.1 km · 40.1 twisty km · best km 12 · ~134 tight corners
km 2–46.1 of 46.1

Score 10 · 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

Whakarau Road · Poututu → Mōtū

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 16%

35.3 km · 32.4 twisty km · best km 12 · ~157 tight corners
km 4–39.4 of 39.4

Score 10 · 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

Hokoroa Road · Tauwharepārae → Kanakanaia

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

20.3 km · 20.3 twisty km · best km 12 · ~129 tight corners
km 0–20.3 of 20.3

Score 10 · High

Fernside Road · Huiarua → Tauwharepārae

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

18.6 km · 18.6 twisty km · best km 13 · ~87 tight corners
km 0–18.6 of 18.6

Score 10 · High

Waiau Road · Arero → Tauwharepārae

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

15.3 km · 15.3 twisty km · best km 12 · ~115 tight corners · 4 hairpins
km 1–16.3 of 16.3

Score 10 · High

Makaretu Road · Keretū → Otoko

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 7%

14.6 km · 14.6 twisty km · best km 14 · ~8 tight corners
km 0–14.6 of 14.6

Score 12 · Extreme

Waimata Valley Road · Waimatā → Kanakanaia

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 20%

17.5 km · 14.4 twisty km · best km 12 · ~62 tight corners
km 14–31.6 of 31.6

Score 9 · High

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

Maungahaumi Road · Kirks Clearing → Whatatutu

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

13.9 km · 13.9 twisty km · best km 13 · ~76 tight corners
km 0–13.9 of 13.9

Score 12 · Extreme

Tutamoe Road · Mangaorongo → Tauwharepārae

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

12.8 km · 12.8 twisty km · best km 12 · ~2 tight corners
km 0–12.8 of 12.8

Score 10 · High

Armstrong Road · near Mangaorongo

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

11.2 km · 11.2 twisty km · best km 11 · ~14 tight corners
km 0–11.2 of 11.2

Score 10 · High

Panikau Road · Rotootahe → Waitotara

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 11%

11.0 km · 11.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~28 tight corners
km 0–11 of 16

Score 9 · 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

Twisty roads near here

Tauwharepārae 10 km
Tolaga Bay 12 km
Hinemaurea Marae 14 km
Tokomaru Bay 22 km
Huiarua 26 km
Whangara 27 km
Mōtū 55 km
Pahangaotekorowhiti 71 km
Tiniroto 74 km
Te Kaha 75 km

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