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template: byway.jade
id: "2151"
name: Elkhorn Scenic Byway
distance: "106"
duration: "Five-seven hours"
description: "This 106-mile loop takes you through the Elkhorn Mountains, gold-mining ghost-towns, and along elegant lakes and rivers. You can learn a lot of history here, and also hunt, fish, camp, boat, ski, and hike."
contact: "**Baker Ranger District**  \r\n 541-523-4476  \r\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://basecampbaker.com/"
    name: "Baker City, Oregon"
  - url: "http://www.fs.usda.gov/uma/"
    name: Umatilla National Forest
  - url: "http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/w-w/"
    name: "Wallowa-Whitman National Forest"
designations: 
  - National Forest Scenic Byway
  - Oregon State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - OR
ll: 
  - -117.9273609999999
  - 45.025059000000056
bounds: 
  - - -118.42356099999989
    - 44.65045200000009
  - - -117.82972699999993
    - 45.02518100000009

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This 106-mile loop takes you through the Elkhorn Mountains,gold-mining ghost-towns, and along elegant lakes and rivers. You can learn a lot of history here, as well as enjoy hunting, fishing, camping, boating,
skiing, and hiking in a picturesque setting.