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template: byway.jade
id: "2109"
name: Gold Belt Tour Scenic and Historic Byway
distance: "135"
duration: Six hours (including loops or backtracking) to drive the entire byway
description: "The Gold Belt Tour follows historic railroad and stagecoach routes leading to North America's greatest gold camp, three world-class fossil sites, and numerous historic sites. The Shelf and Phantom Canyon Roads cut along unpaved routes through winding canyons. Five byway communities allow a glimpse into this area's rich heritage."
contact: "**BLM-Royal Gorge Field Office**  \r\n 719-269-8500  \r\n [Send E-mail](mailto:leah_quesenberry@co.blm.gov )  \r\n\r\n**Canon City Chamber of Commerce**  \r\n 719-275-2331  \r\n [Send E-mail](mailto:chamber@canoncity.com )  \r\n\r\n**Gold Belt Tour Information**  \r\n 719-689-2461  \r\n [Send E-mail](mailto:GBTourByway@hughes.net )  \r\n\r\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.nps.gov/flfo/index.htm"
    name: Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
  - url: "http://www.recreation.gov/recAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&recAreaId=1700&contractCode=126"
    name: Gold Belt Recreation Management Area
  - url: "http://www.coloradodot.info/travel/scenic-byways/south-central/gold-belt"
    name: "Gold Belt Tour (CO-DOT)"
  - url: "http://www.goldbeltbyway.com"
    name: Gold Belt Tour Scenic and Historic Byway
  - url: "http://www.prisonmuseum.org/"
    name: Museum of Colorado Prisons
  - url: "http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=61171"
    name: Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge
designations: 
  - National Scenic Byway
  - BLM Back Country Byway
  - "Colorado Scenic & Historic Byway"
states: 
  - CO
ll: 
  - -105.2592479174574
  - 38.822146206382286
bounds: 
  - - -105.42678099994316
    - 38.38995000039216
  - - -105.0849689996196
    - 38.946152000214624

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The Gold Belt Tour follows historic railroad and stagecoach routes leading to North America's greatest gold camp, three world-class fossil sites, and numerous historic sites. The Shelf and Phantom Canyon Roads cut along unpaved routes through winding canyons. Five byway communities allow a glimpse into this area's rich heritage.