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Spruce Canyon Trail, Mesa Verde National Park

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Hiking Trail · Hidden Gem · Nature / Park
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  • By BHartMich
    Everyone seems to take the petroglyphs trail, but we don't like crowds so we took the trail less traveled. After a long and pretty steep descent along a number of switchbacks, the trail levels out...  more »
  • By Marvin W
    FOR THE RECORD: a number of the reviewers here are not reviewing the actual Spruce Canyon Trail. Many of them are reviewing a very short paved trail that goes from the museum down to "Spruce Tree...  more »
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