{
  "name": "Forgotten World Highway",
  "slug": "forgotten-world-highway-sh43",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/forgotten-world-highway-sh43/",
  "summary": "A remote heritage run between Stratford and Taumarunui over three saddles, through a one-lane tunnel and the self-declared Republic of Whangamomona.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "SH 43"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "New Zealand",
    "region": "Taranaki / Manawatu-Whanganui",
    "start": {
      "name": "Stratford",
      "lat": -39.337868,
      "lon": 174.284245
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Taumarunui",
      "lat": -38.883872,
      "lon": 175.255149
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 92,
    "lengthKm": 148.1,
    "driveMinutes": 193,
    "corners": 85,
    "hairpins": 4,
    "maxGradientPercent": 10,
    "summitMetres": 346.1,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Narrow blind corners",
    "Unlit single-lane Moki Tunnel",
    "No fuel or phone signal for long stretches"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "forest",
    "valley",
    "gorge",
    "moorland"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Strathmore Saddle",
    "Whangamōmona Saddle",
    "Pohokura Saddle"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 1383
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-07-25"
}