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The best twisty roads around Pahiatua

97 twisty stretches · 641 km of twisty road within reach of Pahiatua — 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 Pahiatua, New Zealand — whole roads joined from OpenStreetMap geometry, walked a kilometre at a time and ranked by twisty kilometres. The best sealed one is Route 52 (52) · Pongaroa → Tīraumea with 17.0 twisty km. Click a road to see it on the map above, or take the GPX.

97
Stretches within 60 km
642 km
Twisty kilometres
910
Tight corners
15 / 7
Sealed / unsealed shown
Route 52 (52) · Pongaroa → Tīraumea

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

18.0 km · 17.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~9 tight corners
km 104–122 of 136.3

Score 8 · High

Rangiwahia Road · Kimbolton → Mangarimu

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

14.0 km · 12.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~33 tight corners
km 3–17 of 25.5

Score 9 · High

Oporae Road · Horoeka → Waipatiki

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

10.9 km · 10.9 twisty km · best km 10 · ~28 tight corners
km 1–11.9 of 11.9

Score 9 · High

Kopikopiko Road · Marima → Waiwera

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

11.4 km · 10.4 twisty km · best km 11 · ~21 tight corners
km 0–11.4 of 11.4

Score 8 · High

Pahiatua Pongaroa Road · near Makuri

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

12.0 km · 8.0 twisty km · best km 9 · ~5 tight corners
km 14–26 of 50.5

Score 8 · High

Kaka Amu Road · Rangitūmau → Mauriceville

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

8.1 km · 7.1 twisty km · best km 12 · ~29 tight corners
km 0–8.1 of 8.1

Score 10 · High

Saddle Road · Woodville → Ashhurst

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

9.0 km · 7.0 twisty km · best km 10
km 1–10 of 11

Score 8 · High

Lower Pakihikura Road · Hunterville → Pakihikura

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

8.0 km · 7.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~24 tight corners
km 0–8 of 8

Score 9 · High

Main South Road · near Rangiwahia

Paved twisty
Paved 99%

9.9 km · 6.8 twisty km · best km 11
km 1.1–11 of 13.2

Score 8 · High

Pahiatua Aokautere Road · Pahiatua → Palmerston North

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

7.1 km · 6.2 twisty km · best km 11
km 0–7.1 of 11.3

Score 8 · High

Kahuterawa Road · Pritchard’s Point → Palmerston North

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

7.0 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 10
km 0–7 of 9.4

Score 8 · High

River Road · near Ākitio

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

8.1 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 8 · ~4 tight corners
km 0–8.1 of 25.4

Score 7 · Moderate

Pohangina Valley East Road · near Utuwai

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

9.0 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 9 · ~7 tight corners
km 30–39 of 45.5

Score 8 · High

Whangaehu Valley Road (52) · Rangitūmau → Masterton

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

9.0 km · 5.8 twisty km · best km 8 · ~3 tight corners
km 34–43.1 of 51.8

Score 7 · Moderate

Wimbledon Road / Route 52 (52) · Pōrangahau → Wimbledon

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

8.9 km · 5.8 twisty km · best km 9 · ~17 tight corners
km 48.1–57 of 136.3

Score 7 · Moderate

Route 52 (52) · Pōrangahau → Weber

Flowing
Paved 100%

39.0 km · 15.8 twisty km · best km 9 · ~29 tight corners
km 45–84 of 136.3

Score 6 · Moderate

Pahiatua Pongaroa Road · Pongaroa → Pahiatua

Flowing
Paved 100%

24.0 km · 9.1 twisty km · best km 9 · ~8 tight corners
km 13–37 of 50.5

Score 7 · Moderate

Whangaehu Valley Road (52) · Dreyers Rock → Whangaehu

Flowing
Paved 100%

21.0 km · 7.8 twisty km · best km 8 · ~7 tight corners
km 24–45 of 51.8

Score 6 · Moderate

River Road · near Ākitio

Flowing
Paved 100%

12.1 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 8 · ~5 tight corners
km 0–12.1 of 25.4

Score 6 · Moderate

Pohangina Valley East Road · Utuwai → Āpiti

Flowing
Paved 100%

13.0 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 9 · ~7 tight corners
km 30–43.1 of 45.5

Score 7 · Moderate

Mataikona Road · Castlepoint → Mataikona

Flowing
Paved 100%

12.6 km · 5.8 twisty km · best km 10 · ~22 tight corners
km 0–12.6 of 12.6

Score 7 · Moderate

Ormondville – Te Uri Road · Ormondville → Mangahei

Flowing
Paved 100%

14.5 km · 5.3 twisty km · best km 8 · ~20 tight corners
km 0–14.5 of 14.5

Score 7 · Moderate

Cheltenham Hunterville Road (SH 54) · Waituna West → Hunterville

Flowing
Paved 100%

18.0 km · 5.0 twisty km · best km 10
km 24.9–42.9 of 42.9

Score 6 · Moderate

Ridge Road · Pohangina → Āpiti

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 9%

31.0 km · 30.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~135 tight corners
km 0–31 of 32

Score 10 · High

Te Uri Road · Wilder Settlement → Te Uri

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 10%

21.0 km · 21.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~86 tight corners
km 8–29 of 32.2

Score 10 · High

Birch Road East · Wimbledon → Weber

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

19.7 km · 19.7 twisty km · best km 12 · ~73 tight corners
km 0–19.7 of 19.7

Score 10 · High

Pori Road · Makuri → Alfredton

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

18.0 km · 17.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~54 tight corners · 1 hairpins
km 0–18 of 18.9

Score 10 · High

Towai Road · Horoeka → Coonoor

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

15.6 km · 15.6 twisty km · best km 13 · ~141 tight corners
km 1–16.6 of 16.6

Score 12 · Extreme

Maunga Road · Ormondville → Dannevirke

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 24%

20.0 km · 13.9 twisty km · best km 11 · ~71 tight corners
km 0–20 of 22.1

Score 9 · High

Waituna Tapuae Road · Kimbolton → Waituna West

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 39%

13.1 km · 13.1 twisty km · best km 12 · ~72 tight corners
km 0–13.1 of 18

Score 10 · High

The same roads serve Kohinui, Kumeroa, Palmerston North.

Twisty roads near here

Pongaroa 29 km
Pohangina 34 km
Mangaore 37 km
Mauriceville 39 km
Glendonald 43 km
Mataikona 45 km
Ākitio 46 km
Utuwai 50 km
Kimbolton 50 km
Ormondville 51 km

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