Is this Waikato road sealed?

[cowboyz]

Planning a coro loop ride and we have half a route setup for getting there but need to know if this road is sealed.

Plan is.

Turn Right at Taupiri onto Gordenton rd
Turn Left onto Orini road
Tuen Left onto rutherfurd road
Turn Left onto Tahuna Ohinewai road

I am 99.99% sure that so far we would not have hit gravel.

This next bit is what gets interesting.

Turn Right into waiterimu road and follow to SH27. THe road acutally turns into Matahuru road and then ohinewai road.

Attached pics of the intended route.

advice?

[cowpoos]

all mint bro.

[cowboyz]

top marks. thanks . not allowed to bling you but would if I could.

[cowpoos]

Sweet as Mate...what is the intended mission...from where to where?? maybe able to give u a better route..

[MaxB]

+1 for sealed.

The Ohinewai-Tahuna Rd sometimes has loose gravel on the hill at the Tahuna end. There is nearly always some kind of road works on that bloody hill.

Great choice of roads BTW.

[Meanie]

top marks. thanks . not allowed to bling you but would if I could.

Bling sent
Thanks Cowpoos we are planning our coro loop adventure
Me and the mrs rode it a few months ago and loved it so were heading back up to do it again but this time with a little more time to spare and a few friends
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[Motu]

No,that is a gravel road,and very rough too,goes over the saddle to Kaihere on SH27.This is on the Kaihere side about a month ago.To me it's a fantastic bit of road,but you might not think so.

[Taz]

Gravel roads are the best. Come on guys don't be scared of em.

[Meanie]

Guess ill have to put some nobblies on the concours

[Pixie]

According to my AA map book 1999 edition.
as of 1999 the only unsealed section is 2 or 3 km just before Kaihere.
You can also take Torehape rd to Ngatea (sealed),rather than going up SH27 to Mangatarata

[Ixion]

No,that is a gravel road,and very rough too,goes over the saddle to Kaihere on SH27.This is on the Kaihere side about a month ago.To me it's a fantastic bit of road,but you might not think so.

I'm on my way !

[99TLS]

Turn Right into waiterimu road and follow to SH27. THe road acutally turns into Matahuru road and then ohinewai road.
advice?

not sealed this road, you would be better going right at the end of rutherferd rd onto ohinewai- tahuna rd aprox 20kms nice easy twisties , then left at tahuna, onto SH27, through to ngatea( nice little twistie gorge) then onto coro, or right at tahuna onto SH27 then follow sigs to paeroa then to coro, my 2c im on orini rd and do tahuna route regular,

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[smoky]

Turn Right into waiterimu road and follow to SH27. THe road acutally turns into Matahuru road and then ohinewai road.

This section is not sealed - real nice bit of road on the right bike - a real challenge on a road bike, steep and windy.
If you stop at the top you can walk half an hour to the summit where the TV tower is – fantastic views of the whole upper Waikato basin and the Hauraki planes

[99TLS]

This section is not sealed - real nice bit of road on the right bike - a real challenge on a road bike, steep and windy.
If you stop at the top you can walk half an hour to the summit where the TV tower is – fantastic views of the whole upper Waikato basin and the Hauraki planes

true went up there on the TL not long after moving here fark me wont do that again tis a bit like 309 in coro

[smoky]

true went up there on the TL not long after moving here fark me wont do that again tis a bit like 309 in coro

I took a mate up to the TV tower to show her the view once, there's also a great swimming hole down off the road on the flats.
I was driving my old 70's Falcon station wagon.
On the way up I could see the dust of a vehicle on it's descent from the top. Being that the road is only wide enough for one of us I pulled up about 100 meters short of a bend and waited - so we could negotiate getting passed each other safely rather than meet on a corner.
Well this dick head in a small Mitzi truck came around the corner flat out and couldn't stop - hit the brakes and slid right over to my side of the road and went right into the front of me - I was stationary!

smashed my headlight and grill , dented a side panel and the bonnet.
The Mitzi truck was bent, the cab was smashed and the doors wouldn't open. The motor had moved forward and stuffed the radiator.

I put my broken head light on the back with the front grill - and resumed my trip.