Prairie Center Nature Reserve Loop

12/10/20 It was very nice! I could believe how warm it is 60's in Dec.

Beautiful and quiet!

Very good trail! I came out for a quick hike after work and it didn’t disappoint. Easy enough but lots of beautiful plants and flowers.

The weather is now perfect for hiking these beautiful rolling hills! I decided to make a giant loop of nearly 4 miles beginning and ending at the southern parking lot. It is the time of year when monarch butterflies are migrating and the last of the wildflowers are blooming, so it is the perfect time to get out to this trail. Happy hiking!

This is a lovely, well-kept trail system with relatively little traffic noise. This park is especially perfect in the cool spring and fall months.

Amazing, well kept, wide trail, great for families.

I just did the short loop around the lake and back. It was a great evening hike through the prairie. Tons of wildflowers, rabbits, birds, and insects.

Easy trail, mix of dirt, gravel, and mowed grass.

wonderful trail with lots of wildflowers and watercrossings.

Nice views and natural prairie. Water crossing were fun and same shade along the way. Many bugs, especially moths. Butterfly’s were a plus. Flowers along the way were a plus.

Wildlife preserve. No dogs. No bikes. Just your own two feet. A few water crossings. A moderate incline about two-thirds around, depending on which way you're going (otherwise a moderate decline). Half woods, half grasslands. Insects and arachnids abound. Three dead things, too. Only saw three people and a family on a Tuesday at 10 a.m. Not a bad jaunt. Park on either side.

great trail! a couple of low creek crossings, and a great fishing lake! caught a pretty good bass, a couple crappie, and a blue gill. overall a great place

went on this trail yesterday with my kids and had a blast. We saw a lot of wildlife!

Nice place to hike.

Good basic trail not well marked with signs, though the paths are clear and visible. Several loops, no maps found at trailhead. There is a fishing lake, trails consists of gravel and dirt no dogs or bicycles allowed.

One of my new favorite trails in eastern kansas! Diverse landscape, well maintained, no traffic. Part of the trail is flooded, but you could probably walk across with some tall galoshes.

Good easy hike - water was low enough to cross creek a couple places easy enough but spring could be a problem if more water is running

Open prairie trails. Few hills and small parts are gravel. Scenic creek and lake views. No PETS! Best in fall.

I hiked this with a group from L.L. Bean. We started at 9 AM and it was about 70°. Nice wide paths. Definitely wear bug spray. Probably 70% of it was in the shade.

this is our go to trail when we need to get moving but dont have the time.

Hiked this trail 6-9-18. Hot day for June (95 degrees!). Lots of bugs swarming me the whole time, but only one bite. Overall, a decent hike with some minor elevation changes. A creek crossing, about half shaded, half exposed. A little too much gravel road for me... I felt like I was just walking through some farmer's field mostly. My phone says I walked 2.5 miles when I finished the trail... I prefer trails a bit longer (5-6 miles). The creek seemed pretty slimy...and an odor of something dead and decaying was prevalent in spots. The creek seemed more like cattle runoff (sewage) than a natural stream. But hey it was. Fairly quiet stroll away from the usual suburban "trail" of pavement and underpasses. I would hike again, maybe on a cooler day.

Love it!