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template: byway.jade
id: "11304"
name: Guadalupe Back Country Byway
distance: "30"
duration: 90 minutes to drive or a day to enjoy the byway.
description: "This backway follows NM-137 in southern New Mexico. It begins at the NM-137/US-285 junction near Brantley Dam State Park and proceeds southwest to Sitting Bull Falls in the Lincoln National Forest."
contact: "**BLM Carlsbad Field Office**  \r\n 575-887-6512\r\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/fo/Carlsbad_Field_Office.html"
    name: "BLM - Carlsbad Field Office"
  - url: "http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/prog/recreation/carlsbad/Guadalupe_Backcountry_Byway.html"
    name: "BLM, NM - Guadalupe Back Country Byway"
designations: 
  - BLM Back Country Byway
  - State Scenic Backway
states: 
  - NM
ll: 
  - -104.38237099999998
  - 32.513626000000045
bounds: 
  - - -104.630698
    - 32.21116800000004
  - - -104.38237099999998
    - 32.513626000000045

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<p>The Guadalupe Back Country Byway follows NM-137 for 30 miles through the Chihuahuan Desert, the Guadalupe Escarpment, and Lincoln National Forest. A varied landscape thrives here; from limestone outcroppings to thick pine forest stands to underground caves.</p>

<p>Recreation abounds within these public lands. Go hiking, backpacking, mountain biking or horseback riding along one of many trails. Interact with animals either by watching wildlife or by hunting. Some of the animals that make their homes here include deer, pronghorn antelope, foxes, and a wide range of birds. If you're feeling extra adventurous, go caving and explore the Carlsbad Caverns that lie beneath the surface.</p>