44 twisty stretches · 530 km of twisty road within reach of Picton — 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 Picton, New Zealand — whole roads joined from OpenStreetMap geometry, walked a kilometre at a time and ranked by twisty kilometres. The best sealed one is Queen Charlotte Drive · Anakiwa → Picton with 15.7 twisty km. Click a road to see it on the map above, or take the GPX.
44
Stretches within 60 km
530 km
Twisty kilometres
1,550
Tight corners
14 / 13
Sealed / unsealed shown
Queen Charlotte Drive · Anakiwa → Picton
Paved twisty Paved 100%
15.7 km · 15.7 twisty km · best km 13 · ~10 tight corners
km 17–32.7 of 32.7
Score 11 · High
Tennyson Inlet Road · Ōkiwi Bay → Duncan Bay
Paved twisty Paved 100%
10.4 km · 10.4 twisty km · best km 13 · ~54 tight corners
km 0–10.4 of 10.4
Score 12 · Extreme
Makara Road · Wellington → Mākara Beach
Paved twisty Paved 100%
10.9 km · 9.8 twisty km · best km 13 · ~14 tight corners
km 0–10.9 of 10.9
Score 10 · High
Croisilles Road · near Ōkiwi Bay
Paved twisty Paved 100%
8.3 km · 8.3 twisty km · best km 12 · ~11 tight corners
km 0–8.3 of 8.3
Score 11 · High
Whangamoa Road (SH 6) · near Hira
Paved twisty Paved 100%
8.0 km · 8.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~4 tight corners
km 75–83 of 98.3
Score 10 · High
Takarau Gorge Road · near Wellington
Paved twisty Paved 100%
7.7 km · 7.7 twisty km · best km 11 · ~2 tight corners
km 0–7.7 of 7.7
Score 9 · High
Moetapu Bay Road · Havelock → Anakiwa
Paved twisty Paved 100%
7.0 km · 7.0 twisty km · best km 13 · ~19 tight corners
km 0–7 of 7
Score 12 · Extreme
Archers Road · Duncan Bay → Penzance Bay
Paved twisty Paved 100%
6.5 km · 6.5 twisty km · best km 12 · ~21 tight corners
km 0–6.5 of 6.5
Score 11 · High
Queen Charlotte Drive · near Havelock
Paved twisty Paved 100%
6.0 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 12
km 1–7 of 32.7
Score 11 · High
South Makara Road · near Wellington
Paved twisty Paved 98%
5.8 km · 5.8 twisty km · best km 10 · ~4 tight corners
km 0–5.8 of 5.8
Score 9 · High
Isolation Spur · near Nelson
Paved twisty Paved 100% 4WD track — check access
4.8 km · 4.8 twisty km · best km 13 · ~40 tight corners · 2 hairpins
km 0–4.8 of 4.8
Score 11 · High
Chings Highway · near Nelson
Paved twisty Paved 100% 4WD track — check access
4.8 km · 4.8 twisty km · best km 13 · ~64 tight corners · 4 hairpins
km 0–4.8 of 4.8
Score 12 · Extreme
Ronga Road · near Ōkiwi Bay
Paved twisty Paved 100%
4.1 km · 4.1 twisty km · best km 12 · ~20 tight corners
km 0–4.1 of 13.1
Score 11 · High
Cable Bay Road · Hira → Glenduan
Paved twisty Paved 100%
5.0 km · 4.0 twisty km · best km 10
km 3–8 of 8.6
Score 9 · High
Onamalutu Road · Kaituna → Renwick
Flowing Paved 100%
8.2 km · 4.0 twisty km · best km 8 · ~3 tight corners
km 1.1–9.3 of 9.3
Score 7 · Moderate
Collins Valley Road / State Highway 6 (SH 6) · near Rai Valley
Flowing Paved 100%
7.9 km · 2.9 twisty km · best km 9
km 56.1–64 of 98.3
Score 6 · Moderate
Waihopai Valley Road · near Wairau Valley
Flowing Paved 100%
6.1 km · 0.0 twisty km · best km 6 · ~5 tight corners
km 22.1–28.2 of 47.4
Score 5 · Moderate
Kenepuru Road · Linkwater → Nōpera
Unpaved & 4WD Mixed 71%
70.2 km · 70.2 twisty km · best km 13 · ~118 tight corners
km 1–71.2 of 71.2
Score 11 · High
Port Underwood Road · Picton → Rārangi
Unpaved & 4WD Mixed 55%
40.2 km · 40.2 twisty km · best km 13 · ~114 tight corners
km 0–40.2 of 40.2
Score 12 · Extreme
Croisilles French Pass Road · French Pass / Anaru → Ōkiwi Bay
Unpaved & 4WD Mixed 43%
38.4 km · 38.4 twisty km · best km 12 · ~75 tight corners
km 0–38.4 of 38.4
Score 10 · High
Titirangi Road · Punga Cove → Waitui
Unpaved & 4WD Gravel/Dirt 0%
23.2 km · 22.2 twisty km · best km 13 · ~44 tight corners
km 2.1–25.3 of 25.3
Score 10 · High
Te Towaka-Port Ligar Road · Bulwer → French Pass / Anaru
Unpaved & 4WD Gravel/Dirt 0%
21.5 km · 21.5 twisty km · best km 14 · ~67 tight corners
km 0–21.5 of 21.5
Score 12 · Extreme
Kaiuma Bay Road · Havelock → Canvastown
Unpaved & 4WD Gravel/Dirt 2%
23.0 km · 21.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~38 tight corners
km 1–24 of 26.7
Score 9 · High
Tumbledown Bay Road · Picton → Onapua Bay
Unpaved & 4WD Gravel/Dirt 0%
18.5 km · 18.5 twisty km · best km 13 · ~200 tight corners
km 0–18.5 of 18.5
Score 12 · Extreme
Clova Bay Road · Piripāua → Manaroa
Unpaved & 4WD Gravel/Dirt 0%
16.4 km · 16.4 twisty km · best km 13 · ~167 tight corners · 7 hairpins
km 0–16.4 of 16.4
Score 11 · High
Bill Bryants Road · Ōkiwi Bay → Elaine Bay
Unpaved & 4WD Mixed 20%
14.5 km · 13.5 twisty km · best km 14 · ~136 tight corners