The Long Way
Logan, Morgan, and Weld counties County
A rustic windmill stands in a dry field at sunset.
Plate I. Windmill along Pawnee Pioneer Trails Scenic Byway. From exploresterling.com
Cowboys on horseback watch an event in a lit arena with a crowd.
Plate II. Brush rodeo, Pawnee Pioneer Trails Scenic Byway. From colorado.com
A landscape view of rocky bluffs under a clear sky.
Plate III. Pawnee Buttes along Pawnee Pioneer Trails. From codot.gov
A traditional wooden windmill stands in a grassy field with cliffs and modern wind turbines in the background.
Plate IV. Windmills along Pawnee Pioneer Trails Scenic Byway. From colorado.com
A large isolated rock formation stands beneath a partly cloudy sky.
Plate V. Pawnee Buttes along Pawnee Pioneer Trails Scenic Byway. From fortmorgantimes.com

Pawnee Pioneer Trails Scenic Byway

Ault, Logan, Morgan, and Weld counties County, Colorado. Colorado Scenic Byway; Fall, Spring.

Details

Map. Ault, Logan, Morgan, and Weld counties County, Colorado. Larger map
Where
102 N. Riverview Road Sterling, Ault, CO 80751. Directions
Getting there
Begin your road trip in the town of Ault, just north of Greeley, and head east into the Pawnee National Grassland along CO 14.
Access
Watch for dirt and rocks from truck traffic as you travel along unpaved county roads.
Phone
970-522-8962
Website
colorado.com
Managed by
Colorado Department of Transportation.
Established
1990.

Northeast Colorado's Pawnee Pioneer Trails scenic and historic byway leads you through a fascinating prairie expanse. With the expansion of America into the West, explorers and settlers could hardly believe their eyes when looking upon the Great Plains.

Notable Events

  1. 1990Pawnee Pioneer Trails was established as a Scenic and Historic Byway for northeastern Colorado. fortmorgantimes.com
  2. 1999Pawnee Pioneer Trails completed a corridor management plan. codot.gov
  3. 2008Pawnee Pioneer Trails completed its Scenic & Historic Byway interpretive plan. codot.gov
  4. 2014A Framework for Wayshowing was completed for Pawnee Pioneer Trails Byway. codot.gov

People

  • Lyn Deal, Created the nomination for the Pawnee Pioneer Byway.
  • Sandy Schnieder-Engle, Helped Lyn Deal create the Pawnee Pioneer Byway nomination for the city of Fort Morgan.

Sources

  1. codot.gov/travel/coloradobyways/northeast/pawnee-pioneer-trails
  2. codot.gov/travel/coloradobyways/northeast/pawnee-pioneer-trails/photo-tour
  3. fortmorgantimes.com/2014/04/18/pawnee-pioneer-trail-provides-economic-benefits
  4. fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/recreation/pawnee-pioneer-scenic-and-historic-byway
  5. colorado.com/byways/pawnee-pioneer-trails
  6. colorado.com/articles/colorado-scenic-byway-pawnee-pioneer-trails
  7. exploresterling.com/activity/pawnee-pioneer-trails-byway
  8. facebook.com/pawneepioneertrailsscenicandhistoricbyway
  9. codot.gov/travel/coloradobyways/northeast/pawnee-pioneer-trails
  10. fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/recreation/pawnee-buttes-trailhead