72.9 km
Length
+455 m
Ascent
−874 m
Descent
2,159 m
Highest point
9.0%
Max gradient
1h 37min
Drive time (approx.)
The Low Road map
72.9 km · 2,159 m

Elevation profile

Elevation profile1 600 m1 850 m2 100 m0 km10 km20 km30 km40 km50 km60 km70 km2 157 m

What does The Low Road look like?

Vallecito Mountain, New Mexico
Vallecito Mountain, New Mexico · Mike Lewinski · CC BY 2.0
Taos, New Mexico USA - panoramio (47)
Taos, New Mexico USA - panoramio (47) · MARELBU · CC BY 3.0
Espanola, NM, View W across Riverside Dr. the Chimayo Trading Post - panoramio
Espanola, NM, View W across Riverside Dr. the Chimayo Trading Post - panoramio · Chris English · CC BY-SA 3.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start and finish

Start
Taos
36.40719, -105.57344
Finish
Espanola
35.99220, -106.06822

Along the road

Restaurants and cafés

55
Graham's Grille 0.0 km · 2,124 m
Martyr's Steakhouse 0.0 km · 2,124 m
World Cup Coffee 0.0 km · 2,124 m
Donbe 0.0 km · 2,124 m
Bearclaw 0.0 km · 2,124 m
Manzanita Market 0.0 km · 2,124 m
Beespoke Cafe 0.0 km · 2,124 m
Lambert's 0.0 km · 2,124 m
Brent Street Cafe & Deli 0.0 km · 2,124 m
Monet's Kitchen 0.0 km · 2,124 m
Bent Street Grille American Bistro 0.0 km · 2,124 m
Asian Bistro 0.0 km · 2,124 m
37 more
6 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 72.9 km.

EV chargers

4
Tesla Supercharger 0.4 km · 2,112 m
3 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 0.4 km.

Toilets

3
3 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 27.1 km.

Parking

117
Loretto Free City Parking Lot 0.0 km · 2,124 m
Free Parking 0.1 km · 2,122 m
Guadalupe City Parking Lot 0.1 km · 2,122 m
114 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 72.3 km.

Fuel

15
Speedway 2.1 km · 2,115 m
Speedway 3.1 km · 2,114 m
Maverik 3.3 km · 2,114 m
Phillips 66 4.8 km · 2,123 m
Speedway 5.3 km · 2,124 m
Alta 51.4 km · 1,762 m
Alon 68.0 km · 1,724 m
Alon 69.2 km · 1,718 m
Alon 69.3 km · 1,718 m
Murphy USA 70.2 km · 1,712 m
Speedway 70.3 km · 1,712 m
Avanyu Travel Plaza 72.1 km · 1,708 m
1 more
2 unnamed places along the road, from 0.4 km to 72.3 km.

Rest areas

1
Quartzite River Access 27.7 km · 1,838 m