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template: byway.jade
id: "2091"
name: Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway
distance: "154"
duration: "Allow 13 hours, including backtracking, to drive or two or three days to fully enjoy the byway."
description: "Immerse yourself in the Apaches' history and the hot mineral springs used by Geronimo and his warriors. Visit the historic mining towns that flourished and died with the gold and silver fortunes. From desert lakes to forested mountains, the Geronimo Trail captures the spirit of freedom and independence."
contact: "**Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, Inc.**  \r\n 575-894-1968  \r\n [Send E-mail](mailto:larena@geronimotrail.com )  \r\n\r\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.geronimotrail.com/"
    name: Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway
  - url: "http://www.fs.usda.gov/gila/"
    name: Gila National Forest
  - url: "http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=22521"
    name: San Andres National Wildlife Refuge
designations: 
  - National Scenic Byway
  - "New Mexico Scenic & Historic Byway"
states: 
  - NM
ll: 
  - -107.21746757946522
  - 33.149609843019846
bounds: 
  - - -108.1095500003322
    - 32.790610999797764
  - - -107.18670700002798
    - 33.48559199987085

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Immerse yourself in the Apaches' history and the hot mineral springs used by Geronimo and his warriors. Visit the historic mining towns that flourished and died with the gold and silver fortunes. From desert lakes to forested mountains, the Geronimo Trail captures the spirit of freedom and independence.