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template: byway.jade
id: "10335"
name: Highlands Scenic Byway
distance: "20"
duration: "1 hour to drive the byway, but take several hours to enjoy the trails offered. "
description: "This National Forest Scenic Byway weaves through a landscape of diverse vegetation, scenic views, unique geological formations and an abundance of wildlife.  In addition, there are numerous historic places-the remnants of a once thriving mining community."
contact: "**James River Ranger District**  \r\n 540-962-2214  \r\n [Send E-mail](mailto:Mailroom_R8_George_Washington_Jefferson@fs.fed.us )  \r\n\r\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.fs.usda.gov/gwj/"
    name: George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
designations: 
  - National Forest Scenic Byway
states: 
  - VA
ll: 
  - -79.59541300000001
  - 37.885960000000125
bounds: 
  - - -79.68035899999995
    - 37.81000899999992
  - - -79.59018699999996
    - 37.89343999999994

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This National Forest Scenic Byway weaves through a landscape of diverse vegetation, scenic views, unique geological formations and an abundance of wildlife.  In addition, there are numerous historic places-the remnants of a once thriving mining community.