---
id: "2100"
name: Highway of Legends
distance: "82"
duration: 2 hours
description: This byway connects several southern Colorado towns and areas steeped in frontier legend and folklore.
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websites:
  - url: https://www.codot.gov/travel/colorado-byways/southeast/highway-legends
    name: Colorado Byways
  - url: https://www.colorado.com/byways/highway-legends
    name: Colorado Travel Guide
  - url: https://www.coloradodirectory.com/maps/legends.html
    name: Colorado Vacation Directory
  - url: https://nsbfoundation.com/nb/scenic-highway-of-legends/
    name: National Scenic Byway Association
  - url: https://www.americanlegacytours.org/colorado/highway-of-legends-road-trip/
    name: National Travel Center
  - url: https://www.thearmchairexplorer.com/colorado/scenic-highway-of-legends.php
    name: The Armchair Explorer
attractions:
  - url: https://spanishpeakscountry.com/
    name: Spanish Peaks Country
  - url: https://visittrinidadcolorado.com/
    name: Trinidad
designations:
  - National Scenic Byway
  - National Forest Scenic Byway
  - Colorado State Scenic Byway
states:
  - CO
ll:
  - -104.51113099999992
  - 37.16980000000012
bounds:
  - - -105.10640000000001
    - 37.12130000000002
  - - -104.51113099999992
    - 37.622719000000075

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This byway connects several southern Colorado towns and areas steeped in frontier legend and folklore.