MotoRevRoute Scenic Staff Pick
High Road to Taos
Chimayo to Taos
- Distance
- 49 mi
- Riding Time
- 1h 21m
- Climb
- 4,304 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Surface
- Paved
- Character
- Twisty
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- April to October.
- Fuel
- Fuel in Espanola and Taos, with limited services in the villages between.
- Watch For
- Narrow village streets, livestock, gravel on corners and slow local traffic.
Weather Along the Route
Forecast at the hour you reach each point, from the riding time. Leave Departure empty to leave now. Forecast from Open-Meteo.
The High Road to Taos climbs from Chimayo through the old Spanish villages of Truchas, Las Trampas and Penasco, with long views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the Rio Grande valley, then descends to Ranchos de Taos and Taos.
Stops
- StartChimayo
- FinishTaos
