Forgotten World Highway (SH43)

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A 150 km heritage drive from Taumarunui to Stratford over four saddles and a one-way tunnel.

Only 150 km long but a memorable journey. Built on 19th-century bridle paths, SH43 wriggles its way over four mountain saddles, through an eerie one-way tunnel and along a sinuous river gorge.