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Hot Springs National Park
Short Cut Trail
color photo of Shortcut Trail trailhead sign. Sign is made of dark brown metal with gold lettering and map of trail

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.

 
Portion of infrared aerial photo of park with Shortcut Trail shown in blue
 

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Close up of spring water dripping over algae covered rock formation.  

Did You Know?
The hot spring water at Hot Springs National Park becomes heated at a depth of approximately one mile before beginning the journey back to the surface through a fault.

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Last Updated: March 11, 2008 at 14:57 EST