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template: byway.jade
id: "13830"
name: Rangeley Lakes Scenic Byway
distance: "35.6"
duration: Two to three hours to drive and eight or more hours to visit this byway
description: "Wind through the mountains and lakes of western Maine on the Rangeley Lakes Scenic Byway. Step back in time and treat yourself to spectacular scenery, outstanding recreational opportunities, abundant wildlife, local museums, and quaint New England villages. Slow down, relax, and enjoy nature's abundance at every turn."
contact: "**[Maine Office of Tourism](http://www.visitmaine.com/)**  \r\n 207-624-7483  \r\n 888-624-6345  \r\n\r\n**Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust**  \r\n 207-864-7311  \r\n\r\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.rangeleymaine.com"
    name: "Maine's Rangeley Lakes"
  - url: "http://www.rlht.org"
    name: Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust
  - url: "http://www.rangeleysnowmobile.com/"
    name: Rangeley Lakes Snowmobile Club
  - url: "http://www.xcskirangeley.com/"
    name: Rangeley Lakes Trail Center
  - url: "http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=53560"
    name: Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
designations: 
  - National Scenic Byway
  - Maine State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - ME
ll: 
  - -70.64782699999995
  - 44.79195000000004
bounds: 
  - - -70.77259800000002
    - 44.79195000000004
  - - -70.51322899999997
    - 44.977149999999995

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Wind through the mountains and lakes of western Maine on the Rangeley Lakes Scenic Byway. Step back in time and treat yourself to spectacular scenery, outstanding recreational opportunities, abundant wildlife, local museums, and quaint New England villages. Slow down, relax, and enjoy nature's abundance at every turn.