{"id":6458,"date":"2022-12-31T19:04:49","date_gmt":"2022-12-31T19:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/fall-colors-above-cedar-city-utah-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T04:23:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T04:23:32","slug":"route-66-from-barstow-to-ludlow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/route-66-from-barstow-to-ludlow\/","title":{"rendered":"Route 66 from Barstow to Ludlow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The most remote and barren stretch of Route 66 passes through California\u2019s Mojave Desert between Barstow and the Colorado River, and the touring route described here covers the eastern half of it, between the towns of Barstow and Ludlow, and passing through the historic towns of Daggett and Newberry Springs.<\/strong> Driving this very remote part of the Mother Road back in the 1930\u2019s made people nervous, and rightfully so. There was little traffic and, if their vehicle broke down, which they often did in those days, it was a long way to get help.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n 50 miles (80 km) one-way\n(Barstow to Ludlow) <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n \n<\/div>\n\n\n
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