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ROAD TRIPS – BYWAYS ITINERARIES

mapThis historic 144-mile route, along U.S. Highway 26 and Nebraska Highway 92 from Ogallala to the Wyoming border, mirrors the vast solitude surely felt by the pioneers nearly 200 years ago.

The View
Towering geological formations, pine-shaded bluffs, wagon wheel ruts, Old West storefronts, and the state’s premier recreation lake.

The Adventure
Covered wagon rides, exciting water sports, the cow town experience, Western history, and camping.

Route directions:

Start in Ogallala
30 miles (:45) west on US-26 to Lewellen
13 miles (:20) west on US-26 to Oshkosh
29 miles (:40) west on US-26 to Broadwater
15 miles (:20) west on US-26 to Bridgeport
23 miles (:30) west on US-26 to Bayard
18 miles (:25) west on US-26 to Minatare
11 miles (:15) west on US-26 to Scottsbluff/Gering
11 miles (:15) west on US-26 to Mitchell
9 miles (:15) west on US-26 to Morrill
8 miles (:15) west on US-26 to Henry

 

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