Trail of the Ancients - Colorado

**Getting to the Byway:** ###Albuquerque, NM to Trail of the Ancients - CO * Take I-40 west out of Albuquerque. * Follow until Gallup, turn right onto US-491 north. * You will join the byway when US-491 and US-161 intersect. ###Colorado Springs, CO to Trail of the Ancients - CO * Take I-25 south out of Colorado Springs. * Turn right onto US-160. * The byway begins at the eastern edge of Mesa Verde National Park on US-160. **Navigating the Byway:** * From the Four Corners area in Colorado, follow US-160 going northeast, until you reach the intersection with SR-41. * At the intersection of US-160 and SR-41, you can turn northwest to follow SR-41 to the Utah border, or continue northeast on US-160. * Continue northeast on US-160 to the intersection with US-491. * Travel north on US-160/US-491 to the city of Cortez. Turn right (east) on Main Street/US-160. * Continue on US-160 to the entrance of Mesa Verde National Park. * Stop and retrace the route back to the junction of US-160 and SR-145 in Cortez. * Turn right (north) onto SR-145/County Rd 27/State St. * Travel northeast to the intersection with County Rd 28/SR-184. * Turn left onto County Rd 28/SR-184 and travel northwest and then west on SR-184. * Follow SR-184 to the intersection with US-491/N Broadway in Lewis. * Turn right onto N Broadway/US-491 and travel northwest. * Follow US-491 through Lewis and Yellow Jacket until it intersects with County Rd CC in Pleasant View. * Turn left (west) onto County Rd CC. * Travel west on County Rd CC to its intersection with County Rd 10 near Lowry Pueblo. * Turn left (south) onto County Rd 10. * Follow County Rd 10 to the Colorado/Utah state border. Just across the border the route becomes Hovenweep Rd/County Rd 212.