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template: byway.jade
id: "61345"
name: "Trail of the Ancients - Utah"
distance: "366"
duration: Six hours to drive or 3.5 days to experience the byway
description: "Walk through time in the vivid deserts of southeastern Utah. The byway is dotted with ancient Native American remnants and natural attractions. Visit vast Monument Valley, the gentle San Juan River, and Pueblo Indian ruins. All creatures from chipmunks to bighorn sheep have their place in the desert's delicate ecosystem."
contact: "**Utah's Canyon Country**  \r\n 800-574-4386  \r\n 435-587-3235  ext. 4139  \r\n [Send E-mail](mailto:info@utahscanyoncountry.com ) "
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.go-utah.com/regionGuide.cfm?objectID=8EBED80E-2C36-11D4-AAD60050DAB32CA6"
    name: "Southeastern Utah -- Overview"
  - url: "http://www.utah.com/byways/bicentennial.htm"
    name: Trail of The Ancients National Scenic Byway
  - url: "http://www.utahscanyoncountry.com/"
    name: "Utah's Canyon Country"
  - url: "http://mesaverdecountry.com/"
    name: Welcome to Mesa Verde Country
designations: 
  - National Scenic Byway
  - Utah State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - UT
part of: 
  - "2597"
ll: 
  - -109.86541700029431
  - 37.195147999680444
bounds: 
  - - -110.17566700023184
    - 36.99840199995231
  - - -109.0448610000351
    - 37.87260800025899

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Walk through time in the vivid deserts of southeastern Utah. The byway is dotted with ancient Native American remnants and natural attractions. Visit vast Monument Valley, the gentle San Juan River, and Pueblo Indian ruins. All creatures from chipmunks to bighorn sheep have their place in the desert's delicate ecosystem.