NM 152 - By Dan Erhard

Best twisty road in New Mexico. Seriously. At times the surface is great, at times not. In 2020 its great on the west side, ok on the east side. It was new paved when I first went there in 1973, when we gravity raced down to Hillsboro on ten speed bicycles. Its the ideal BMW road. Now that I'm ancient, I may enjoy other easier roads more, but when I want to get my lean on, nothing compares to the Emory Pass daytrip from Las Cruces. Take those 15 mph curves entering at 20 and exit at 35, whee! Stay in your lane though, or the half of your lane they leave you. Lots of traffic on this road this century. A few corners let you see ahead what is coming, then let er rip. You can make a nice loop of it, and include a ride on the NM 15 through Pinos Altos to Silver City. That road is twistier, but maybe too twisty? Emory Pass is the goldilocks road for a sport bike, just right.