MotoRevRoute Twisty Staff Pick
Sunspot Scenic Byway
La Luz to Sunspot
- Distance
- 31 mi
- Riding Time
- 59 min
- Climb
- 5,906 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Surface
- Paved
- Character
- Twisty
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- April to October.
- Fuel
- Fuel in Alamogordo and Cloudcroft. None along the Sunspot road.
- Watch For
- Steep grades on US 82, deer and elk, slow traffic in Cloudcroft and snow near the top in winter.
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.
US 82 climbs east from near La Luz through a canyon with a tunnel to Cloudcroft, then the Sunspot Scenic Byway follows the rim of the Sacramento Mountains south to the Sunspot Solar Observatory, with views across the Tularosa Basin and White Sands.
Stops
- StartLa Luz
- FinishSunspot