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Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
eBikes Allowed:
Yes
Land Status: City Managed
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- Mountain Bike
4 trails
- E-Bike
4 trails
- Hike
4 trails
- Trail Running
4 trails
- Snowshoe
0 trails
Region Details
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Region Status
Open as of Jun 7, 2026
Stats
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- Trails (view details)
- 4
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 4
- Trails E-Bike
- 4
- Trails Hike
- 4
- Trails Trail Running
- 4
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 1
- Total Distance
- 8 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 2 miles
- Total Descent
- 466 ft
- Total Vertical
- 74 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,473 ft
- Reports
- 19
- Photos
- 6
- Ridden Counter
- 158
Popular Prairie Dells Loop Mountain Biking Trails
• 80 ★ 3.0 • 5 miles • 305 ft • 72 •
A ~5 mile loop on singletrack and some doubletrack located in the Merrill Memorial Forest, which is a 920-acre wildlife habitat area. The trail rolls through some hardwoods and across a bridge over the Manthei Marsh. This lso includes a...
• 90 ★ 4.5 • 3 miles • 156 ft • 54 •
Flowing trail traversing high ridges over glacial marsh/lake. Tricky Woo section includes jumps/drops with a do over option.
• 45 ★ 0.0 • 249 ft • 3 ft • 6 •
Return trail to ride Tricky Woo section again
Prairie Dells Loop Mountain Bike Routes
8 miles • 416 ft • 3 • Loop •
This is a relatively simple route that loops and highlights the scenic Prairie River gorge. There are a...
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Dells Loop | Aug 25, 2024 @ 9:51am Aug 25, 2024 | Wet | Bgus1 | ||
| Tricky Woo do-over return | Jan 4, 2024 @ 8:29am Jan 4, 2024 | Variable | Candyj | ||
| Merrill Memorial Forest Road | Jan 4, 2024 @ 8:29am Jan 4, 2024 | Variable | Candyj | ||
| Heinemania | Jan 4, 2024 @ 8:29am Jan 4, 2024 | Variable | Candyj |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| msmcfate | update | trail | activity #86234478 | Dec 28, 2025 @ 1:17pm Dec 28, 2025 |
| chboulanger | wishlist | trail | activity #84267515 | Nov 16, 2025 @ 12:57pm Nov 16, 2025 |
| ngallagher77 | ridden | trail | activity #79463415 and 1 more | Sep 1, 2025 @ 6:38pm Sep 1, 2025 |
| Ria224 | wishlist | trail | activity #77396564 | Aug 4, 2025 @ 10:16am Aug 4, 2025 |
| mjkuby12 | ridden | trail | activity #59372879 | Sep 23, 2024 @ 10:21am Sep 23, 2024 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Someone with edit capability, please reverse... | Dec 28, 2025 @ 7:35am Dec 28, 2025 | ||
| trail | Trailforks riding direction osd wrong. Start... | Sep 20, 2023 @ 4:41am Sep 20, 2023 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underdown Recreation Area | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4.6 km | |
| Sylvan Hill Park | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19.3 km |
| Nose Lake Trails | 4 | 22.9 km | |||
| Jack Lake Mountain Bike Trail System | 1 | 7 | 1 | 23.2 km | |
| Enterprise Winter Silent Sports Trail | 1 | 3 | 23.6 km |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 4 | 8 miles | 466 ft | 2 miles | 75 ft | #11,152 | #4,480 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 530 | |
| E-Bike | 4 | 8 miles | 466 ft | 2 miles | 75 ft | #8,382 | #2,626 | 14 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Hike | 4 | 8 miles | 466 ft | 2 miles | 75 ft | #15,740 | #7,126 | 19 | 1 | 12 | ||
| Trail Running | 4 | 8 miles | 466 ft | 2 miles | 75 ft | #14,571 | #6,225 | 19 | 1 | 1 | ||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 1 | 1,493 ft | 10 ft | 3 |
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