US 60 - Socorro to Springerville: New Mexico Motorcycle Rides

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Title: US 60 - Socorro to Springerville

State: New Mexico

Submitted By: boulderbean

Date Submitted: Jun 07

Motorcycle Type: 05 HD Road King

Motorcycle Road Length: 153 Miles

Motorcycle Road Scenery:

A nice ride through remote a maintain landscape with ranches, meadows, with more elk than people! Temperatures range from 32 degrees to 70 degrees and the area enjoys 350 sunny days a year. You'll travel through parts of the Cibola national forest as well.

Motorcycle Road Quality:

The road is in good shape. It is a mountain road so expect some twists and turns but for the most part you can cruise at 60 mph. Get gas when you can as there are only a couple of towns with gas.

Motorcycle Roadside Amenities:

You can stop and see the Very Large Array and also stop and have lunch in Datil and then a piece of pie in Pie Town ... which of course is famous for their pies.

Directions:

Written directions:

This route is very easy to find and follow. Just start out in Socorro, NM and take US 60 west all the way to then end point of Springerville, AZ. Along the way you'll go through Magdalena, NM and Datil, NM and Pie Town, NM and Quemado, NM and then Springerville, AZ. If desired you can continue on to Show Low AZ which is still on US 60.

Additional Information:

- View the weather forecast for this area from Yahoo weather.

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Gary Savage - 2001 Honda

Posted 52 days ago

Take the VLA telescope self guided tour. Very interesting. The meals at Pie Town are very good and the pies are fantastic at either the Daily Pie Cafe or the Pie-O-Neer Cafe. Kathy is a real treat at the Pie-O-Neer.

RICK - 1983 Honda

Posted 109 days ago

I could spend a month in this area.The roads & scenery are just made for cycles,the most fun you can have with your clothes on.

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