Phone: (800)-545-2070
Email: enchantment@newmexico.org
Distance: 29.69 miles
Believed to be an ancient path, Turquoise Trail travels between Albuquerque and Santa Fe. The natural geological formations found here are like nowhere else on Earth. See nature up-close in the Cibola National Forest and Sandia Mountain Wilderness Area. Appreciate the distinctive, artistic communities of Madrid and Los Cerrillos.
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Phone: (575)-854-3600
Email: info@caminorealheritage.org
Distance: 34.40 miles
Cultures along El Camino Real De Tierra Adentro (The Royal Road of the Interior Land), are as diverse as its history and scenery. Pueblos reveal artisans crafting wares using centuries-old methods. The route, first traveled by Don Juan de Onate in 1598, provided news, supplies, and travel to the first capital of the New World.
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Phone: (505)-761-8700
Distance: 52.62 miles
Chain of Craters Back Country Byway follows New Mexico Country Road 42. The byway in its entirety passes through the El Malpais National Monument, where you can see volcanic cinder cones. As you drive, you'll see sandstone bluffs to the east as well.
The area is not only beautiful to look upon, it is exciting to explore. Many visitors enjoy the bevy of hiking trails and camping sites that offe...
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Phone: (505)-586-0520
Distance: 52.62 miles
This winding route takes you through some of the most beautiful areas of Northern New Mexico. View alpine valleys, wild flowers, clear blue lakes, evergreen forests, and historic western communities. The route circles the state's highest mountain, Wheeler Peak.
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Phone: (575)-525-4300
Distance: 52.62 miles
The Lake Valley Back Country Byway follows NM-152 and NM-27 for 48 miles through a mountainous region of New Mexico. It passes several mountain ranges, including the Caballo Mountains, Black Range, Cooke’s Range, and the Uvas Mountains.
Lake Valley, a ghost town, provides the byway's namesake. Take a self-guided walking tour of the town, beginning at the schoolhouse museum. When you're done, ...
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Phone: (575)-835-0412
Distance: 52.62 miles
The Quebradas Back Country Byway is an unpaved county road traversing 24 miles of rugged, colorful landscapes east of Socorro. Two National Wildlife Refuges are only a few miles from this byway -- Sevilleta to the north and Bosque del Apache to the south. Much of the route includes rolling bench lands that rise above the Rio Grande floodplain to the west and rugged north-south running ridges of al...
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Phone: (505)-281-3304
Email: gfroehlich@fs.fed.us
Distance: 52.62 miles
Sandia Crest is a mile above the surrounding countryside and 2 miles above sea level. The all- weather, paved Sandia Crest Highway (NM 536) is the highest scenic drive in the southwest. The Sandia
Mountains were created by an uplift, leaving the forested eastern slope you'll drive up, and a craggy, cliff-like western face. Part of the Cibola National Forest, the Sandias are home to Rocky Mountain...
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Phone: (505)-753-7331
Email: aapodaca@fs.fed.us
Distance: 52.62 miles
Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway follows New Mexico State Highway 475 through the Santa Fe National Forest.
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Phone: (575)-682-2551
Distance: 52.62 miles
Stretching 14 miles through the Lincoln National Forest, this route roams the front rim of the Sacramento Mountains, providing astounding views of the Tularosa Basin and the ceaselessly shifting sand dunes of White Sands National Monument.
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Phone: (575)-536-9459
Distance: 52.62 miles
The Trail of the Mountain Spirits beckons. Go where the spirits of miners, homesteaders, Indians, Spanish explorers, and mountain men have left their marks. Cross the Continental Divide, experience the wild Gila River, walk amongst the ruins of ancients to sense life before history, and hear the sounds of solitude.
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Phone: (575)-758-8851
Distance: 52.62 miles
This Back Country Scenic Byway follows the Rio Grande Gorge. The
Sangre De Cristo mountains to the east and volcanic mountains to
the west add beautiful variety to the countryside. The Gorge
plunges 800 feet at its deepest point and gapes up to a mile across
at its widest point. Trails lead down into the Gorge where the
adventurous can explore. One can also stay topside and explore
nature's ...
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