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The best twisty roads around Motueka

51 twisty stretches · 462 km of twisty road within reach of Motueka — 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 Motueka, New Zealand — whole roads joined from OpenStreetMap geometry, walked a kilometre at a time and ranked by twisty kilometres. The best sealed one is Tākaka Hill Highway (SH 60) · Riwaka → Upper Tākaka with 22.0 twisty km. Click a road to see it on the map above, or take the GPX.

51
Stretches within 60 km
463 km
Twisty kilometres
1,356
Tight corners
12 / 13
Sealed / unsealed shown
Tākaka Hill Highway (SH 60) · Riwaka → Upper Tākaka

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

24.0 km · 22.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~7 tight corners
km 11–35 of 84

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

Abel Tasman Drive · Ligar Bay → Pōhara

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

9.9 km · 7.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~1 tight corners
km 1.1–11.1 of 19.6

Score 9 · High

Kaiteriteri – Sandy Bay Road · Mārahau → Kaiteriteri

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

6.1 km · 6.1 twisty km · best km 13 · ~7 tight corners
km 0–6.1 of 6.1

Score 12 · Extreme

Riwaka – Sandy Bay Road · Kaiteriteri → Riwaka

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

5.2 km · 5.2 twisty km · best km 12 · ~1 tight corners
km 2–7.2 of 7.2

Score 10 · High

Kerr Hill Road · near Kikiwa

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

5.2 km · 5.2 twisty km · best km 9 · ~5 tight corners
km 0–5.2 of 15.8

Score 8 · 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

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

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

Riwaka – Kaiteriteri Road · Riwaka → Kaiteriteri

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

3.3 km · 3.3 twisty km · best km 11 · ~1 tight corners
km 2–5.3 of 5.3

Score 11 · High

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

Waiwhero Road · Ngātīmoti → Motueka

Flowing
Paved 96%

9.0 km · 2.0 twisty km · best km 7 · ~1 tight corners
km 0–9 of 10.2

Score 5 · Moderate

Dovedale Road · Dovedale → Woodstock

Flowing
Paved 100%

9.7 km · 1.9 twisty km · best km 7
km 10–19.8 of 19.8

Score 5 · Moderate

Cobb Valley Road · near Upper Tākaka

Flowing
Paved 100%

6.6 km · 1.5 twisty km · best km 8 · ~1 tight corners
km 0–6.6 of 6.6

Score 5 · Moderate

Motueka River West Bank Road · Ngātīmoti → Motueka

Flowing
Paved 100%

12.0 km · 1.0 twisty km · best km 7
km 14–26 of 27

Score 5 · Moderate

Staircase Road · Badmans Flat → The Forks

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

26.1 km · 26.1 twisty km · best km 12 · ~138 tight corners · 1 hairpins
km 0–26.1 of 27.1

Score 10 · High

Gordons Road · near Wakefield

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

23.3 km · 23.3 twisty km · best km 13 · ~161 tight corners
km 0–23.3 of 23.3

Score 11 · High

Cobb Dam Road · Upper Tākaka → Lower Junction

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

21.8 km · 21.8 twisty km · best km 11 · ~96 tight corners
km 0–21.8 of 21.8

Score 10 · High

Meads Road · Motupiko → Golden Downs

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

16.8 km · 16.8 twisty km · best km 12 · ~82 tight corners
km 0–16.8 of 16.8

Score 10 · High

Mead Road · near Brightwater

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

15.6 km · 15.6 twisty km · best km 12 · ~63 tight corners
km 0–15.6 of 15.6

Score 10 · High

Cains Road · Korere → Motupiko

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

15.1 km · 15.1 twisty km · best km 13 · ~114 tight corners
km 0–15.1 of 15.1

Score 11 · High

Ridge Road · Motupiko → Kikiwa

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

19.5 km · 14.5 twisty km · best km 10 · ~20 tight corners
km 4.1–23.6 of 23.6

Score 8 · High

Christian Creek Road · Staircase → Kiwi

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

12.0 km · 12.0 twisty km · best km 14 · ~130 tight corners
km 0–12 of 12

Score 12 · Extreme

Hori Bay Road · Ōkiwi Bay → Rai Valley

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

12.0 km · 12.0 twisty km · best km 13 · ~104 tight corners · 6 hairpins
km 0–12 of 13.1

Score 11 · High

Ricketts Road · Tūī → Kiwi

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

11.7 km · 11.7 twisty km · best km 12 · ~73 tight corners
km 0–11.7 of 11.7

Score 11 · High

Maungatapu Track · Franklin Flat → Nelson

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

10.9 km · 10.9 twisty km · best km 14 · ~123 tight corners
km 0–10.9 of 10.9

Score 12 · Extreme

Tadmor – Glenhope Road · Kākā → Glenhope

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

10.9 km · 10.9 twisty km · best km 13 · ~75 tight corners
km 18–28.9 of 28.9

Score 10 · High

Maungatapu Road · Pelorus Bridge → Franklin Flat

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 8%

10.5 km · 10.5 twisty km · best km 12 · ~14 tight corners
km 2–12.5 of 12.5

Score 10 · High

The same roads serve Kaiteriteri, Mārahau, Riwaka.

Twisty roads near here

Tapawera 29 km
Pōhara 32 km
Kākā 52 km
Kikiwa 57 km
Ōkiwi Bay 58 km
Badmans Flat 61 km
Caldervale 66 km
Anatori 69 km
Whareata 87 km
Murchison 90 km

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