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The best twisty roads around Kawakawa

78 twisty stretches · 690 km of twisty road within reach of Kawakawa — 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 Kawakawa, New Zealand — whole roads joined from OpenStreetMap geometry, walked a kilometre at a time and ranked by twisty kilometres. The best sealed one is State Highway 12 (SH 12) · Waimamaku → Kaitui with 21.0 twisty km. Click a road to see it on the map above, or take the GPX.

78
Stretches within 60 km
691 km
Twisty kilometres
471
Tight corners
15 / 7
Sealed / unsealed shown
State Highway 12 (SH 12) · Waimamaku → Kaitui

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

22.0 km · 21.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~16 tight corners
km 78–100 of 216.8

Score 10 · High

Matapouri Road · Hikurangi → Ngunguru

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

24.0 km · 20.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~14 tight corners
km 1.1–25.1 of 25.1

Score 9 · High

State Highway 1 (SH 1) · Mangamuka → Mangataiore

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

13.0 km · 13.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~8 tight corners
km 55–68 of 87.9

Score 10 · High

Wainui Road · Matangirau → Mātauri Bay

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

13.0 km · 10.1 twisty km · best km 11 · ~15 tight corners
km 8–21 of 22.3

Score 8 · High

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

Whananaki North Road · Whananaki South → Whananaki

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

8.1 km · 8.1 twisty km · best km 12 · ~2 tight corners
km 14–22.1 of 23.2

Score 9 · High

Taupo Bay Road · Taupō Bay → Oruaiti

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

10.0 km · 7.9 twisty km · best km 9 · ~10 tight corners
km 0–10 of 11

Score 8 · High

Whangaruru North Road · Ōakura → Ngaiotonga

Paved twisty
Paved 95%

11.2 km · 7.5 twisty km · best km 10 · ~4 tight corners
km 0–11.2 of 11.2

Score 7 · Moderate

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

Paihia Road (SH 11) · Paihia → Kawakawa

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

11.0 km · 7.0 twisty km · best km 9
km 2–13 of 17

Score 7 · Moderate

Broadwood Road · Mohuiti → Broadwood

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

8.0 km · 7.0 twisty km · best km 9
km 0–8 of 12.8

Score 9 · High

Manawaora Road · Manawaora → Parekura Bay

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

6.0 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 11
km 0–6 of 7.9

Score 10 · 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

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

Paihia Road (SH 11) · Paihia → Kawakawa

Flowing
Paved 100%

17.0 km · 7.0 twisty km · best km 9
km 0–17 of 17

Score 6 · Moderate

Kohukohu Road · Rawene → Mohuiti

Flowing
Paved 100%

17.6 km · 7.0 twisty km · best km 9
km 0–17.6 of 17.6

Score 6 · Moderate

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

Mangakahia Road (SH 15) · Tautoro → Pakotai

Flowing
Paved 100%

22.4 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 9 · ~1 tight corners
km 12–34.4 of 71.6

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

Waiotira Road · Maungakaramea → Waiotira

Flowing
Paved 100%

9.1 km · 3.1 twisty km · best km 7 · ~5 tight corners
km 0–9.1 of 10.9

Score 5 · Moderate

Pataua South Road · Pataua North → Parua Bay

Flowing
Paved 100%

8.8 km · 3.0 twisty km · best km 10 · ~6 tight corners
km 0–8.8 of 8.8

Score 7 · Moderate

Russell Road · Ngaiotonga → Kaimamaku

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 87%

39.0 km · 29.3 twisty km · best km 13 · ~66 tight corners
km 0–39 of 44

Score 9 · High

Jacksons Road · Waiare → Omahuta

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

28.3 km · 27.3 twisty km · best km 11 · ~30 tight corners
km 0–28.3 of 28.3

Score 9 · High

West Coast Road · Waireia → Rawene

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 87%

24.0 km · 18.0 twisty km · best km 10 · ~5 tight corners
km 12–36 of 40.4

Score 8 · High

Kohumaru Road · Taipa-Mangōnui → Peria

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

18.0 km · 17.1 twisty km · best km 12 · ~105 tight corners
km 1–19.1 of 19.9

Score 10 · High

Ruapekapeka Road · Towai → Kawakawa

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 4%

16.5 km · 16.5 twisty km · best km 11 · ~70 tight corners
km 1.2–17.7 of 17.7

Score 9 · High

Paponga Road · Kohukohu → Broadwood

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

15.6 km · 15.6 twisty km · best km 12 · ~17 tight corners
km 0–15.6 of 15.6

Score 10 · High

Mataraua Road · Waimatenui → Kaikohe

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 3%

18.0 km · 14.9 twisty km · best km 11 · ~31 tight corners
km 0–18 of 25.5

Score 9 · High

The same roads serve Haruru, Kerikeri Inlet, Manawaora, Matawaia, Moerewa, Motatau, Ngāwhā Springs, Nukutawhiti.

Twisty roads near here

Ngaiotonga 19 km
Kaikohe 28 km
Mātauri Bay 41 km
Whangārei 46 km
Omahuta 46 km
Opouteke 48 km
Tutamoe 49 km
Donnellys Crossing 55 km
Waimamaku 58 km
Broadwood 65 km

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