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Sunspot Scenic Byway & Cloudcroft Run
United States · US-82 / NM-6563
Shoots out of the Chihuahuan Desert basin up the sheer western face of the Sacramento Mountains via steep switchbacks and a historic railway tunnel into mountain village Cloudcroft, then glides along a secluded high-ridge forest highway to the National Solar Observatory at 9,200 feet.
Sunspot Scenic Byway & Cloudcroft Run runs 34 miles between Alamogordo, NM and Sunspot Solar Observatory, NM. We count about 140 corners along it, which is consistently bendy. Committed riding: real corners, real consequences.
Tank-bag quick reference
- StartAlamogordo, NM32.8995, -105.9603
- High4,330 ft - 9,200 ftelevation range
- EndSunspot Solar Observatory, NM32.7911, -105.8183
T-CLOCS before you go: tyres and wheels, controls and cables, lights and electrics, oil and fluids, chassis and stand.
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Questions riders ask
- How long does Sunspot Scenic Byway & Cloudcroft Run take to ride?
- About 34 miles. At an unhurried pace with stops that is roughly 1 hour of riding, longer if you are stopping for photographs.
- Where does Sunspot Scenic Byway & Cloudcroft Run start and end?
- It runs between Alamogordo, NM and Sunspot Solar Observatory, NM. Either end works as a start; the route reads the same in both directions.
- Is Sunspot Scenic Byway & Cloudcroft Run a twisty road?
- We count about 140 corners across 34 miles, which is consistently bendy.
- Is there a GPX file for Sunspot Scenic Byway & Cloudcroft Run?
- Yes. The GPX is free, there is no account, and the planner will build a route that includes this road alongside others nearby.
Where these numbers come from
Distances and corner counts come from the route's own geometry, not from ratings or votes. Nothing here is crowdsourced and nobody paid to appear.