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id: "68993"
name: Pony Express Trail National Back Country Byway
distance: "133"
duration: 5 hours to drive the byway.
description: "The Pony Express Trail National Back Country Byway takes travelers back in time to experience the Pony Express. Sites along the way tell of the historic trail's operation from 1860 to 1861; it also details stagecoach travel."
contact: "**BLM Salt Lake Field Office**                            \r\n2370 South 2300 West                                              \r\nSalt Lake City, Utah 84119                                        \r\n801-977-4300                                                            \r\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/salt_lake/recreation/back_country_byways/pony_express_trail.html"
    name: BLM Pony Express Trail
  - url: "http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/richfield.html"
    name: Richfield Field Office
designations: 
  - BLM Back Country Byway
  - Utah State Scenic Backway
states: 
  - UT
ll: 
  - -113.93714399999993
  - 40.09261500000014
bounds: 
  - - -113.98364299999997
    - 39.81963000000013
  - - -112.09539799999993
    - 40.260947999999985

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<p>The Pony Express Trail National Back Country Byway traverses 133 miles through western Utah. Covering topography from barren desert mountains to wide basins, this route follows one of historical importance.</p>

<p>In 1860 and 1861, Pony Express riders delivered mail, covering hundreds of miles of ground from Missouri to California. As you drive the byway, note the remains of old Pony Express stations that still sit on the side of the road every 10 miles or so.</p>