Name: Prairie Switchback Trail
Rating: 2.5

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Oct 31, 2015

Cristi P

Combined this with a few other trails in the area, then did the loop 2 or 3 times to get the mileage. Good cold weather walk. 4.6mi — 1h 26m

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