Difficulty:  Moderate. 

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Distance:  5 miles.

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General Location:  East part of Refuge in Chesser Prairie, begins 2.1 miles from Suwannee Canal Recreation Area.

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Connects:  Orange Trail / Suwannee Canal with Monkey Lake camping platform.

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Features:  Iconic open prairies, grasslands, some trees, great place to see alligators and large wading birds.

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Shelters:  At the end of trail is the Monkey Lake camping platform.

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Current:  Generally flows towards Suwannee Canal.

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Precautions:  There is little reprieve from the sun or wind. Due to the length and repetitiveness of the open prairie, it can often seem much longer than 5 miles.

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GPS Coordinates for Map Below:

 

GPS-1: Beginning of Pink Trail
30°44'14.0"N, 82°10'29.3"W or 30.737230, -82.174807

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