New Zealand High Country: 15 great driving roads

Satellite view of the New Zealand High Country roads

Roads153 world icons

Combined579 mi932 km of driving

AcrossNew Zealandavg 39 mi

High point1,604 m5,262 ft

Crown Range Road

New Zealand

14 mi · 33 min · 6 hairpins

Arthur’s Pass

SH 73New Zealand

10 mi · 22 min · 921 m summit

Lindis Pass

SH 8New Zealand

48 mi · 1 h 36 min · 974 m summit

Takaka Hill

SH 60New Zealand

35 mi · 1 h 21 min · 820 m summit

Coromandel Coast Road

SH 25New Zealand

33 mi · 1 h 9 min · 110 corners

Milford Road

SH 94New Zealand

72 mi · 2 h 18 min · 923 m summit

Haast Pass

SH 6New Zealand

49 mi · 1 h 33 min · 120 corners

Skippers Canyon Road

New Zealand

11 mi · 26 min · 942 m summit

Lewis Pass

SH 7New Zealand

60 mi · 1 h 55 min · 908 m summit

Forgotten World Highway

SH 43New Zealand

92 mi · 3 h 13 min · 85 corners

Danseys Pass Road

New Zealand

32 mi · 1 h 10 min · 917 m summit

The Remarkables Ski Road

New Zealand

8 mi · 20 min · 9 hairpins

The 309 Road

New Zealand

13 mi · 27 min · 90 corners

The Desert Road

SH 1New Zealand

38 mi · 1 h 10 min · 1,079 m summit

Pacific Coast Highway (Ōpōtiki to Waihau Bay)

SH 35New Zealand

64 mi · 2 h 8 min · 180 corners

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Vietnam’s Mountain Passes

Karst, coast, and the Ha Giang loop

2 roads · 29 mi

Japan’s Touge

Mount Fuji hairpins and ridge-running skylines

20 roads · 264 mi

Japanese Skylines

Ridge-top toll roads and plateau drives across Japan

8 roads · 164 mi

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New Zealand High Country

The roads

Crown Range Road

Arthur’s Pass

Lindis Pass

Takaka Hill

Coromandel Coast Road

Milford Road

Haast Pass

Skippers Canyon Road

Lewis Pass

Forgotten World Highway

Danseys Pass Road

The Remarkables Ski Road

The 309 Road

The Desert Road

Pacific Coast Highway (Ōpōtiki to Waihau Bay)

More collections

Vietnam’s Mountain Passes

Japan’s Touge

Japanese Skylines