North Island - New Plymouth Environs
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North Island - New Plymouth Environs
- New Zealand - Asia Pacific
- 325 km
- 05:06 hr
- Forgotten World Highway
- Hobbit’s Hole (The Moki Tunnel)
- Fantastic curves over Mount Messenger and Tongaporutu
Starting just outside Stratford (south of New Plymouth) we take the famous State Highway 43 (known locally as the ‘Forgotten World Highway’). This road climbs through some rugged, beautiful countryside. About half way up the road is Hobbit’s Hole (a local name for the Moki Tunnel). After the tunnel, there is a light gravel section so care should be taken.
Later the route joins up with State Highway 4 and then down on to the the amazing Highway 3 towards New Plymouth. Spectacular scenery, loads of twisties and some fast straight sections make this an awesome ride. Sweeping corners mostly with some tighter ones over Mount Messenger and Tongaporutu Gorge.
- *These routes have been carefully compiled by TomTom. However TomTom does not guarantee the error free operation of these routes and therefore it remains the driver’s responsibility to drive with due care and attention. As road conditions change frequently it is possible that the route calculated by MyDrive and suggested by your device may not be the most scenic route but the route calculated as faster.