---
id: "100011"
name: Tracks Across Borders Byway
distance: "132"
duration: 4.5 hours to drive
description: The Byway travels along two states, Native American cultures, breathtaking countryside, treaties and technology, across ancient and historic time, and varied communities of the present day.
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organization:
  - url: https://tracksacrossborders.com/
    name: Tracks Across Borders Byway
websites:
  - url: https://www.codot.gov/travel/colorado-byways/southwest/tracks-across-borders
    name: Colorado Byways
  - url: https://www.coloradodirectory.com/maps/narrowgauge.html
    name: Colorado Vacation Directory
  - url: https://www.facebook.com/tracksacrossborders/
    name: Facebook
  - url: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/03e6d455024b42129d9cb1ea087211b0#ref-n-WLdVfU
    name: New Mexico Scenic Byways Program
  - url: https://www.newmexico.org/places-to-visit/scenic-byways/tracks-across-borders/
    name: New Mexico Travel Guide
  - url: https://www.thearmchairexplorer.com/new-mexico/narrow-gauge-scenic-byway.php
    name: The Armchair Explorer
attractions:
  - url: https://www.visitchama.com/services
    name: Chama, NM
  - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/visit/national-monuments/chimney-rock-national-monument
    name: Chimney Rock National Monument
  - url: https://cumbrestoltec.com/
    name: Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railway
  - url: https://www.durangotrain.com/
    name: Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
  - url: https://cpw.state.co.us/hatchery/durango
    name: Durango Fish Hatchery
  - url: https://www.durango.org/
    name: Durango, CO
  - url: https://townofignacio.colorado.gov/visitors-guide
    name: Ignacio, CO
  - url: https://jicarilla-culturalart.org/cultural-arts-heritage-center/
    name: Jicarilla Cultural Arts and Heritage Center
  - url: https://www.lakecapote.com/
    name: Lake Capote Recreation Area
  - url: https://cpw.state.co.us/state-parks/navajo-state-park
    name: Navajo State Park
  - url: https://www.visitpagosasprings.com/
    name: Pagosa Springs, CO
  - url: https://www.southernutemuseum.org/
    name: Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum
designations:
  - Colorado State Scenic Byway
  - New Mexico State Scenic Byway
states:
  - CO
  - NM
includes:
  - "2080"
ll:
  - -107.8825592
  - 37.271164
bounds:
  - - -107.8825592
    - 36.883379263612824
  - - -106.57855555555555
    - 37.28157414070829

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The byways follows the old narrow gauge railroad tracks, the Old Spanish Trail and the historic route between the Jicarilla Apache and Southern Utes.

It is a designated historic byway in both Colorado and New Mexico.