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As the name implies, this path is a short cut between Dead Chief Trail and the Hot Springs Mountain picnic area. Climbing steeply from Dead Chief Trail, this trail completed the Oertel Red Trail and was once a popular trail for horseback riders.
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Read more about the Oertel System of Graduated Exercise.
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Did You Know? Water emerging from the hot springs in Hot Springs National Park fell as rain when the pyramids of Egypt were built—4400 years ago!
Last Updated: March 11, 2008 at 14:57 EST