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The best twisty roads around Paparoa

54 twisty stretches · 297 km of twisty road within reach of Paparoa — 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 Paparoa, New Zealand — whole roads joined from OpenStreetMap geometry, walked a kilometre at a time and ranked by twisty kilometres. The best sealed one is Hukerenui Road · Hūkerenui → Hikurangi with 10.0 twisty km. Click a road to see it on the map above, or take the GPX.

54
Stretches within 60 km
298 km
Twisty kilometres
310
Tight corners
15 / 7
Sealed / unsealed shown
Hukerenui Road · Hūkerenui → Hikurangi

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

13.0 km · 10.0 twisty km · best km 8 · ~12 tight corners
km 0–13 of 14.5

Score 7 · Moderate

Pataua North Road · Tahere → Ngunguru

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

9.8 km · 9.8 twisty km · best km 11 · ~12 tight corners
km 4.2–14 of 19.7

Score 10 · High

Cove Road · Waipū Cove → Mangawhai Heads

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

9.0 km · 9.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~2 tight corners
km 8–17 of 24

Score 9 · High

Kaiatea Road · near Ngunguru

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

9.1 km · 7.1 twisty km · best km 10 · ~1 tight corners
km 0–9.1 of 9.1

Score 8 · High

Tinopai Road · Pahi → Matakohe

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

8.3 km · 6.4 twisty km · best km 9
km 11–19.3 of 19.3

Score 7 · Moderate

Paparoa – Oakleigh Road · near Paparoa

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

7.2 km · 6.2 twisty km · best km 8 · ~2 tight corners
km 14–21.2 of 21.2

Score 7 · Moderate

Mt Tiger Road · near Whangārei

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

7.0 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 10 · ~15 tight corners
km 0–7 of 8

Score 8 · High

Whananaki North Road · Hikurangi → Opuawhanga

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

8.0 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 9 · ~1 tight corners
km 2–10 of 23.2

Score 8 · High

Pipiwai Road · Kaikou → Aponga

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

12.1 km · 5.9 twisty km · best km 8 · ~4 tight corners
km 13–25.1 of 49.4

Score 6 · Moderate

Owhiwa Road · Parua Bay → Whangārei

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

6.5 km · 5.5 twisty km · best km 10
km 0–6.5 of 6.5

Score 8 · High

Pouto Road · Ruawai → Tikinui

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

7.0 km · 5.2 twisty km · best km 8
km 37–44 of 56

Score 7 · Moderate

Matakana Valley Road · near Matakana

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

5.0 km · 5.0 twisty km · best km 11
km 3–8 of 10.5

Score 10 · High

Cemetery Road · near Whangārei

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

4.9 km · 4.9 twisty km · best km 9
km 1.1–6 of 6

Score 8 · High

Marua Road · near Hikurangi

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

7.0 km · 4.9 twisty km · best km 11 · ~2 tight corners
km 2.1–9 of 10.8

Score 8 · High

Mititai Road · near Te Kōpuru

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

5.1 km · 4.3 twisty km · best km 9 · ~8 tight corners
km 28–33.1 of 33.6

Score 8 · High

Pipiwai Road · Kaikou → Purua

Flowing
Paved 100%

19.0 km · 6.9 twisty km · best km 8 · ~5 tight corners
km 12–31 of 49.4

Score 6 · Moderate

Run Road · Port Albert → Tāpora

Flowing
Paved 100%

15.3 km · 5.4 twisty km · best km 9
km 0–15.3 of 15.3

Score 6 · Moderate

West Coast Road · Arapārera → Kaipara Flats

Flowing
Paved 100%

11.1 km · 5.1 twisty km · best km 10
km 4–15.1 of 15.1

Score 7 · Moderate

Oneriri Road · Kaiwaka → Oneriri

Flowing
Paved 100%

19.0 km · 4.1 twisty km · best km 8 · ~10 tight corners
km 0–19 of 23.3

Score 6 · Moderate

Mangakahia Road (SH 15) · Pakotai → Tītoki

Flowing
Paved 100%

22.0 km · 4.0 twisty km · best km 8 · ~3 tight corners
km 37–59 of 71.6

Score 5 · Moderate

Wright Road · Tītoki → Moengawahine

Flowing
Paved 100%

7.6 km · 3.7 twisty km · best km 9 · ~17 tight corners · 1 hairpins
km 0–7.6 of 7.6

Score 7 · Moderate

Pouto Road · Rototuna → Ruawai

Flowing
Paved 100%

9.6 km · 3.6 twisty km · best km 8 · ~1 tight corners
km 20.4–30 of 56

Score 6 · Moderate

Whangarei Heads Road · Whangārei Heads → Urquharts Bay

Flowing
Paved 100%

7.6 km · 3.6 twisty km · best km 11 · ~1 tight corners
km 18–25.6 of 25.6

Score 8 · High

Ararua Road · Waiotira → Ararua

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 10%

19.1 km · 17.2 twisty km · best km 12 · ~68 tight corners
km 0–19.1 of 27.5

Score 9 · High

Kaipara Hills Road · Kaipara Flats → Glorit

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

16.1 km · 16.1 twisty km · best km 12 · ~31 tight corners
km 1–17.1 of 17.1

Score 10 · High

Bull Road · Paparoa → Waiotira

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

13.8 km · 13.8 twisty km · best km 12 · ~46 tight corners · 1 hairpins
km 0–13.8 of 13.8

Score 10 · High

Houto Road · Tītoki → Kirikopuni

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 8%

13.1 km · 12.2 twisty km · best km 11 · ~19 tight corners
km 0–13.1 of 14.2

Score 9 · High

Marlow Road · Towai → Otakairangi

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

11.2 km · 11.2 twisty km · best km 11 · ~6 tight corners
km 0–11.2 of 11.2

Score 9 · High

Girls High School Road · Omana → Pukehuia

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

11.0 km · 11.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~35 tight corners
km 2–13 of 13.8

Score 10 · High

Ngunguru Ford Road · near Ngunguru

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 20%

11.0 km · 11.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~9 tight corners
km 0–11 of 11.8

Score 9 · High

The same roads serve Ararua, Te Kōpuru.

Twisty roads near here

Matakohe 11 km
Ruawai 25 km
Mangawhai 31 km
Tāpora 32 km
Whangārei 37 km
Opouteke 59 km
Pūhoi 60 km
Campbells Beach 62 km
Donnellys Crossing 66 km
Parakai 67 km

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