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template: byway.jade
id: "81053"
name: Main Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
distance: "102"
description: Step into the shoes of pioneers as you drive the Main Oregon Trail Back Country Byway.
contact: "**[Oregon-California Trails Association--Idaho Chapter](http://www.idahoocta.org/)**  \r\n      \r\n**Bureau of Land Management--Boise Division**    \r\n208-384-3300  \r\n  \r\n**Desert Mountain Visitor Center**     \r\n208-587-4464  "
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designations: 
  - Idaho State Scenic Backway
states: 
  - ID
ll: 
  - -115.7012776432486
  - 43.25636062514269
bounds: 
  - - -116.09082799961249
    - 42.92277899985095
  - - -115.27361299964019
    - 43.48921999970321

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Step into the shoes of pioneers as you drive the Main Oregon Trail Back Country Byway.  Walk in the ruts created by hundreds of wagons being pulled across the Idaho desert.  This historic route is home to the main point of crossing for pioneers and freighters alike - Three Island Crossing.  Enjoy an up-close look at history on the Main Oregon Trail Back Country Byway.