Where is the windiest sealed road in NZ - is this it?

[Ruralman]

Just back from a trip to Canterbury and stayed with a mate over at Akaroa. Went up on Monday when the weather was absolute shite, and came home this morning. There had been snow on the hilltop road and heaps of grit had been spread - could have done with a speedway bike. In short the trip over the hill I had been looking forward to was very restrained - SO guess what I did - I counted the bloody corners!!!
Here's the challenge - the section of road from Barry's Bay back over the hill as far as Cooptown (just before Little River) is 13km long. There are 35 corners from Barry's bay to the hilltop pub, and another 42 from there to cooptown for a total of 77 corners in 13km.
Its a bit of a judgement call as to what is a slight bend and what I called a corner so someone else migth get a slightly diffrent total.
Has anyone else got a windier section of sealed road ??- must be at least 10km long.

[Skunk]

Paraparas (SH4) might beat that - in a way... it's 55kms long and I've never counted the corners.

SH43 may too. It has corners, some marked 15kph.

[Skyryder]

Is the Pig root from Waipori to Lawrence??

Skyryder

[Ruralman]

Paraparas might beat that - in a way... it's 55kms long and I've never counted the corners.

used to live in Wanganui and did a few trips up through there - not sure the corners are as close together - heaps of 25-55km/hr corners on the the hilltop ride - but the Parapara's would be a great ride (unfortunately I didn't have abike then)
You have just given yourself an excuse for a blast throught there tho!!

[Ruralman]

Is the Pig root from Waipori to Lawrence??

Skyryder

Waipori to Lawrence is almost all gravel. Pig Root is inland from Palmerston heading to Ranfurly

[Ruralman]

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SH43 may too. It has corners, some marked 15kph.[/QUOTE]

Where's SH43?

[Skyryder]

Paraparas (SH4) might beat that - in a way... it's 55kms long and I've never counted the corners.

She's long haul in a car. First did that in a Sunbeam Talbot. Closest car to a bike.

Ran it with the Drake 'bout a year back. One of the must biker rides.

Skyryder

[skelstar]

What about Paekakariki Hill Rd (or is that SH43)? Maybe not long enough.

[Skunk]

SH43 may too. It has corners, some marked 15kph.

Where's SH43?

Stratford to Taumarunui, with a stop at The Republic of Whangamomona in the middle. About 100kms from memory...

[Skunk]

What about Paekakariki Hill Rd... {snip}

Not a SH even... Not twisty enough over enough of it.

[TygerTung]

Nah the summit road is way windier, but shite for bikes though, surface is always average at best, bumpy and usually a bit of gravel.

Great for ya cage though (if ya into that sort of thing). Have done many a rapid pass in my classic '75 corolla at midnight.

The akaroa run is great on bikes though, shit for cages though as it's too dificult to overtake.

[Jantar]

I would vote that the windiest piece of road is the East Cape road fro Te Kaha to Hicks Bay,

2nd would be the section of road from Twin Bridges to Kaikoe,

3rd would be Akaroa.

4th would be between Franz Joseph and Fox Glaciers.

[98tls]

I agree on summit road in a cage...took a hell trip over it in a R32 GTR...fuck it was Awsome...mrs had white knuckles the whole way over...if you want the best windy road in NZ go to westport and then go north until you find the road up to the Dennistown Coal Mine.....dont know how many KMs but its heaps.....it just keeps on going..left/right/left....etc..would probably be the best kept secret in NZ.... not now.....

[gav]

Queen Charlotte Drive, Havelock to Picton? Takaka Hill?

[rwh]

Queen Charlotte Drive, Havelock to Picton? Takaka Hill?

I like that road - and used to live in the middle of it (lengthwise, not widthwise - at Linkwater). I'm almost tempted to splash out on a one-day return ticket on the ferry to ride it ...