Near Prairie View Nature Trail
Forested section of Prairie View Nature Trail.
Near Prairie View Nature Trail
Forest on the Prairie View Nature Trail.
Near Prairie View Nature Trail
Footbridge over a creek in Hawk Ravine.
Near Prairie View Nature Trail
The base of Hawk Ravine.
Near Prairie View Nature Trail
Switchback near the bottom of Hawk Ravine.

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Prairie View Nature Trail

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This short trail skirts a small prairie area, and then cuts through wooded bottomland.
0.7
mi
Distance
136
ft
Gain
moderate
Difficulty
BirdingCaveFall ColorsLakeRiver/CreekSpringSwimmingViewsWildflowersWildlife

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Route Details

Flatter
Steeper
0.66mi
Distance
136ft
Elevation Gain
54ft
Elevation Loss
15%
Max Grade
804ft
High Point
706ft
Low Point
Path Type
Point to Point
Description
This trail begins at the Bluestem Shelter in the MacBride Nature Recreation Area (MNRA). It skirts the prairie immediately to the west before entering the woods and traversing some lowlying area, before climbing up to the Fox Campsite parking lot

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