Roads or parts of roads with names

[1/32 man]

Some roads are named for a reason.
Over my way we have “The Gentle Annie”... Napier Taihape. Then there is “The Devil’s Elbow “... Napier Wairoa.

Got any good ones where you are?

TIA

[R650R]

Twisters Nth of Tarawera known as The Nunnuries cause old a framed shelter at rest area used to look like a nunnery.
Just south of Butchers creek you have Prebbles corner although main road follows different course now, the infamous MP crashed there long time ago.
In trucking circles a lot of corners are named after drivers or companies who have crashed there in a memorable fashion.

[insomnia01]

Waipapa Road AKA Waipapa GP if you start it from the beginning of Owairaka Valley Road to Mangakino it relates to @56Km of Awesomeness :headbang:

[Navy Boy]

If memory serves there is a 'Telegraph Road' close to Darfield. Those of us who are Dire Straits fans will connect - Plus it sort of echoes the sentiments of the song too - Well ish anyway :yes:

[rastuscat]

If memory serves there is a 'Telegraph Road' close to Darfield. Those of us who are Dire Straits fans will connect - Plus it sort of echoes the sentiments of the song too - Well ish anyway :yes:

Telegraph Road, Selwyn District.

To be avoided by motorcyclists, it's so long and straight boredom overcomes one.

[release_the_bees]

The Forgotten Highway

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[george formby]

If memory serves there is a 'Telegraph Road' close to Darfield. Those of us who are Dire Straits fans will connect - Plus it sort of echoes the sentiments of the song too - Well ish anyway :yes:

That song is sooooo stuck in my head now.

[Autech]

"The Divy" for the Deviation hill heading from Hamilton to Raglan. Great road but always populated by slow hippies

[FJRider]

The Pig Root. Which is State Highway 85 ... between Palmerston (South) and Kyeburn.

Another favorite in the south is "The Catlins" ... and another "Must Do" in the south is the Milford road.

The Crown Range (The most direct route between Wanaka and Queenstown) used to be a good Motorcycle road. It still is ... sort of ... but it is a very busy tourist road in the winter AND summer ... due to the tourist and ski traffic.

[pete376403]

Muldoons corner on the Rimutuka Hill road - because its so tight.




(for the benefit of the children Muldoon was minister of finance 1967-72)

[Berries]

If you are heading to the Burt the Monica Lewinsky Highway is the way to go.

[BMWST?]

Muldoons corner on the Rimutuka Hill road - because its so tight.




(for the benefit of the children Muldoon was minister of finance 1967-72)


not so tight now,well just as much of a turn but the road must just about tbe at least twice as wide there as it used to be.

[GazzaH]

If you are heading to the Burt the Monica Lewinsky Highway is the way to go.

Does it go down?

[Berries]

Does it go down?
SH1 runs between Clinton and Gore, signed as the Presidential Highway in a wonderful play on words.

The inland short cut is SH93 or the Old Coach Road. Also known as the Monica Lewinsky Highway due to it being an alternative route.

Not sure that it being well used by truck drivers has anything to do with it.

[SaferRides]

I had not heard the alternate name for SH93. [emoji106]

There is the Devil's Staircase near the southern end of Lake Wakatipu. Not sure how it got that name.

[roogazza]

Muldoons corner on the Rimutuka Hill road - because its so tight.
(for the benefit of the children Muldoon was minister of finance 1967-72)

Them were the days !! Haven't been over the hill for 6 or 7 years. An old friend popped in just yesterday on his NUDA Husky, we were laughing about all those years of Rimutukas....:banana: :lol: :rolleyes:

[BMWST?]

Them were the days !! Haven't been over the hill for 6 or 7 years. An old friend popped in just yesterday on his NUDA Husky, we were laughing about all those years of Rimutukas....:banana: :lol: :rolleyes:

yes...there was a time that we would go over THE HILL and back at least once every weekend.

[FJRider]

I had not heard the alternate name for SH93. [emoji106]

There is the Devil's Staircase near the southern end of Lake Wakatipu. Not sure how it got that name.

Just for the short and winding bit near the Kingston end. The Road to Paradise (The Glenorchy road) is another good motorcycling road.

[jellywrestler]

the road from wellington north is called state highway one.

[FJRider]

the road from wellington north is called state highway one.

I can't see people using it much (well not from here anyway).

Is Transmission gully finished yet ??

[BMWST?]

I can't see people using it much (well not from here anyway).

Is Transmission gully finished yet ??
i think the major excavations and structures are all finished sealing minor realignments etc to go

[GazzaH]

There's the Two Hell, an infamous highway

[MD]

Them were the days !! Haven't been over the hill for 6 or 7 years. An old friend popped in just yesterday on his NUDA Husky, we were laughing about all those years of Rimutukas....:banana: :lol: :rolleyes:

It's still a blast Gazza. More traffic these days, double yellows the whole way and dash cams to worry about now, but pick your moments and you can still have some fun. The quality of the turns and seal is excellent. Apparently the billboard says IT IS NOT A RACE TRACK. Really? It looks like a race track, smells like a race track, performs like a race track with sweepers and tight turns beautifully banked for full lean. It would be awesome for a closed road hill climb.

[pritch]

It's still a blast Gazza. More traffic these days, double yellows the whole way and dash cams to worry about now, but pick your moments and you can still have some fun. The quality of the turns and seal is excellent. Apparently the billboard says IT IS NOT A RACE TRACK. Really? It looks like a race track, smells like a race track, performs like a race track with sweepers and tight turns beautifully banked for full lean. It would be awesome for a closed road hill climb.

There's one of those "This is not a race track" signs on SH43. Where do they get these silly ideas?

[SaferRides]

There's one of those "This is not a race track" signs on SH43. Where do they get these silly ideas?Racing on public roads is illegal, so why say it's not a racetrack? Or is it some weird reverse psychology?

[FJRider]

It's still a blast Gazza. More traffic these days, double yellows the whole way and dash cams to worry about now, but pick your moments and you can still have some fun. The quality of the turns and seal is excellent. Apparently the billboard says IT IS NOT A RACE TRACK. Really? It looks like a race track, smells like a race track, performs like a race track with sweepers and tight turns beautifully banked for full lean. It would be awesome for a closed road hill climb.

There was a few times in the late '70's ... a minor 'Traffic accident" closed the road. That left both lanes free for a fast run up for a few.

Then a shit cup of coffee at the shop at the top.

[Banditbandit]

Muldoons corner on the Rimutuka Hill road - because its so tight.




(for the benefit of the children Muldoon was minister of finance 1967-72)

Muldoon also took the Finance ministry when he was PM - 1975 - 1984 ..

[Banditbandit]

There's one of those "This is not a race track" signs on SH43. Where do they get these silly ideas?

The Forgotten Highway - Of course it is not a race track .

Race tracks have flag marshals, ambulances, one way traffic, run off areas ..

If you are going to race on a road then you need to realize you are not on a race track - and look after yourself and each other ...

[pritch]

Race tracks have flag marshals, ambulances, one way traffic, run off areas ..



Nah. As I write this at 8.44PM on the 24/11 there will be no flag marshalls or ambulances at any of the tracks. They will look similar to the local GP of your choice, be it the Coromandel GP, SH43, The Rimutakas, or the Akaroa GP.

[Berries]

Just after 5am this morning SH1 north of Mosgiel was a racetrack with at least three bikes heading up Saddle Hill at very high speed by the sound of it. No flag marshalls, but unlikely to be any Police waiting at the Fairfield overbridge either.

Nice day for it.