[2] Its southern terminus is in El Prado, NM, at U.S. Route 64 (US 64) and NM 150, at what is locally referred to as the “old blinking light” intersection, approximately four miles north of Taos.

[3] From there, the state road heads north through Arroyo Hondo and then Questa, where it has a junction with NM 38.

The highway, which is makes up a short portion of the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway, loosely follows a portion of the Old Spanish National Historic Trail’s north branch.

[4][5] It also goes through an area within Carson National Forest between Arroyo Hondo and Questa.

Geographic data related to New Mexico State Road 522 at OpenStreetMap