---
id: "68993"
name: Pony Express Trail Scenic Backway
distance: "133"
duration: 5 hours to drive the byway.
description: The Pony Express Trail Scenic Backway takes travelers back in time to experience the Pony Express. Sites along the way tell of the historic trail's operation from 1860 to 1861; it also details stagecoach travel.
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organization:
  - url: https://www.blm.gov/visit/pony-express-national-historic-trail
    name: Bureau of Land Management
websites:
  - url: https://www.thearmchairexplorer.com/utah/pony-express-trail-back-country-byway.php
    name: The Armchair Explorer
attractions:
  - url: https://www.nps.gov/poex/index.htm
    name: National Park Service
  - url: https://nationalponyexpress.org/
    name: National Pony Express Association
designations:
  - BLM Back Country Byway
  - Utah State Scenic Backway
states:
  - UT
ll:
  - -113.93714399999993
  - 40.09261500000014
bounds:
  - - -113.98364299999997
    - 39.81963000000013
  - - -112.09539799999993
    - 40.260947999999985

---

The Pony Express Trail Scenic Backway traverses 133 miles through western Utah. Covering topography from barren desert mountains to wide basins, this route follows one of historical importance.

In 1860 and 1861, Pony Express riders delivered mail, covering hundreds of miles of ground from Missouri to California. As you drive the byway, note the remains of old Pony Express stations that still sit on the side of the road every 10 miles or so.