5 miles
Distance
375 ft
Climb
-376 ft
Descent
00:52:16
Avg time

Prairie Dells Loop Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Praire Dells Loop
    Merrill, Wisconsin
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC, Fat
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Bridge
  • Global Ranking
    #41539 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Year Opened
    2017
  • Land Manager
    City of Merrill

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 trail also includes a scenic view of the Prairie River in the Prairie Dells Canyon.

More Stats for Prairie Dells Loop bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -1 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,398 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,472 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,408 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,407 ft
  • Grade
    -0.002%
  • Grade max
    -15.964%
  • Grade min
    19.666%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    3,744 ft
  • Avg time
    00:52:16
  • Avg reverse time
    00:00:07
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Status:
on Oct 18, 2018
Wet
Avg: 3 (1 votes)

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  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
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  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
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      Prairie Dells Loop Trail Reports

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      Oct 18, 2018 @ 5:43pm
      Oct 18, 2018
      		 Trail had some standing water in spots with some slick mud. Nothing terrible but something to be cautious of.
      May 6, 2017 @ 4:59am
      May 6, 2017
      		 Very soft and muddy with standing water on trail in spots.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      6 Months
      • 4 rides
      • 40 miles avg distance
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      • 9 rides
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