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The best twisty roads around Waimangu

42 twisty stretches · 184 km of twisty road within reach of Waimangu — 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 Waimangu, New Zealand — whole roads joined from OpenStreetMap geometry, walked a kilometre at a time and ranked by twisty kilometres. The best sealed one is Te Whaiti Road · Te Whaiti → Murupara with 12.3 twisty km. Click a road to see it on the map above, or take the GPX.

42
Stretches within 60 km
184 km
Twisty kilometres
279
Tight corners
16 / 3
Sealed / unsealed shown
Te Whaiti Road · Te Whaiti → Murupara

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

13.0 km · 12.3 twisty km · best km 11 · ~38 tight corners
km 2–15 of 17.3

Score 8 · High

Upper Ohauiti Road · near Welcome Bay

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

9.0 km · 9.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~4 tight corners
km 2–11 of 12.4

Score 10 · High

Paradise Valley Road · Rotorua → Ngongotahā

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

10.0 km · 8.0 twisty km · best km 10 · ~1 tight corners
km 1–11 of 13.3

Score 8 · High

Parsons Road · Guthrie → Ātiamuri

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

7.0 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 9 · ~2 tight corners
km 2–9 of 9.8

Score 7 · Moderate

State Highway 30 (SH 30) · Kawerau → Lake Rotomā

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

5.6 km · 5.6 twisty km · best km 10 · ~5 tight corners
km 25.4–31.1 of 72

Score 8 · High

Manawahe Road · near Matatā

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

5.1 km · 5.1 twisty km · best km 11 · ~4 tight corners
km 23–28.1 of 32.1

Score 9 · High

Okareka Loop Road · Rotorua → Lake Ōkareka

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

4.2 km · 4.2 twisty km · best km 9
km 0–4.2 of 5.3

Score 8 · High

Oropi Gorge Road · Pyes Pā → Oropi

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

4.2 km · 4.2 twisty km · best km 12 · ~3 tight corners
km 1–5.2 of 5.2

Score 10 · High

Poutakataka Road · near Ngakuru

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

4.1 km · 4.1 twisty km · best km 11 · ~4 tight corners
km 5–9.1 of 9.1

Score 9 · High

Bryce Road · Rotorua → Kapenga

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

6.0 km · 3.9 twisty km · best km 11 · ~7 tight corners
km 0–6 of 8.3

Score 8 · High

Lake Okataina Road · Ruato → Rotoiti

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

5.8 km · 3.9 twisty km · best km 10 · ~10 tight corners
km 1–6.9 of 6.9

Score 9 · High

Maniatutu Road · near Ōkere Falls

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

3.9 km · 3.9 twisty km · best km 10 · ~3 tight corners
km 23.1–26.9 of 26.9

Score 9 · High

Matahi Road · near Lake Rotomā

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

3.8 km · 3.8 twisty km · best km 9 · ~11 tight corners
km 6–9.8 of 9.8

Score 9 · High

Pikowai Road · near Lake Rotomā

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

3.3 km · 3.3 twisty km · best km 9 · ~6 tight corners
km 15–18.3 of 18.3

Score 8 · High

Te Waerenga Road · near Hamurana

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

3.1 km · 3.1 twisty km · best km 9 · ~2 tight corners
km 5–8.1 of 9.3

Score 9 · High

Penny Road · near Hamurana

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

3.6 km · 2.5 twisty km · best km 10 · ~3 tight corners
km 0–3.6 of 3.6

Score 8 · High

Matahi Road · Manawahe → Lake Rotomā

Flowing
Paved 100%

9.8 km · 4.8 twisty km · best km 9 · ~14 tight corners
km 0–9.8 of 9.8

Score 7 · Moderate

Whirinaki Valley Road · Ngakuru → Guthrie

Flowing
Paved 100%

15.0 km · 4.2 twisty km · best km 7
km 0–15 of 15

Score 5 · Moderate

Wiltsdown Road · Waotu → Tokoroa

Flowing
Paved 100%

12.0 km · 4.1 twisty km · best km 8 · ~1 tight corners
km 0–12 of 17.2

Score 6 · Moderate

Pikowai Road · Pikowai → Manawahe

Flowing
Paved 100%

12.1 km · 4.0 twisty km · best km 8
km 0–12.1 of 18.3

Score 6 · Moderate

Old Coach Road · Ohinepanea → Paengaroa

Flowing
Paved 100%

18.0 km · 4.0 twisty km · best km 8 · ~5 tight corners · 1 hairpins
km 0–18 of 22.7

Score 5 · Moderate

Bryce Road · Rotorua → Guthrie

Flowing
Paved 100%

8.3 km · 3.9 twisty km · best km 11 · ~7 tight corners
km 0–8.3 of 8.3

Score 8 · High

Rangiuru Road · Te Puke → Te Ranga

Flowing
Paved 100%

16.3 km · 3.3 twisty km · best km 9 · ~9 tight corners
km 0–16.3 of 16.3

Score 5 · Moderate

Te Waerenga Road · near Hamurana

Flowing
Paved 100%

8.3 km · 3.1 twisty km · best km 9 · ~2 tight corners
km 1.1–9.3 of 9.3

Score 7 · Moderate

Leslie Road · near Putāruru

Flowing
Paved 100%

8.4 km · 3.0 twisty km · best km 8 · ~1 tight corners
km 13.2–21.6 of 21.6

Score 6 · Moderate

Ohakuri Road · near Ātiamuri

Flowing
Paved 100%

6.1 km · 2.2 twisty km · best km 8 · ~1 tight corners
km 0–6.1 of 15.7

Score 6 · Moderate

Waimangu Road · Waimangu → Earthquake Flats

Flowing
Paved 100%

5.9 km · 2.1 twisty km · best km 8 · ~1 tight corners
km 0–5.9 of 5.9

Score 7 · Moderate

Ruatahuna Road · Ruatāhuna → Te Whaiti

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 49%

29.0 km · 24.9 twisty km · best km 12 · ~49 tight corners
km 0–29 of 29

Score 9 · High

Manawahe Road · Lake Rotomā → Manawahe

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 46%

17.1 km · 12.1 twisty km · best km 11 · ~60 tight corners
km 0–17.1 of 32.1

Score 8 · High

McIvor Road · near Kawerau

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 4%

10.3 km · 10.3 twisty km · best km 13 · ~26 tight corners
km 0–10.3 of 10.3

Score 11 · High

Twisty roads near here

Ngakuru 19 km
Hamurana 32 km
Lake Rotomā 33 km
Kopuriki 36 km
Murupara 38 km
Oruanui 45 km
Te Whaiti 47 km
Whakamaru 53 km
Putāruru 59 km
Welcome Bay 61 km

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