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Wic̣aḣapi

Indian Mounds Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Indian Mounds Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Wic̣aḣapi near Highwood, MN. It climbs 290 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi705 – 886 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lower Dingo 44.93894, -93.02913
Nearest town Highwood, MN
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Indian Mounds Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 706–885 ft

Out & Back · Wic̣aḣapi

Trailhead: Lower Dingo · 44.93894, -93.02913

Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Transit-accessible: White Bear Av stop 623 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Lower Dingo, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dingo, heading S.
  3. 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
  6. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftTurn right onto Sam Morgan Regional Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 350 ftTurn left onto Indian Mounds Trail, heading NW.
  14. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 250 ftTurn right onto Sam Morgan Regional Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  22. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  23. 0.8 miSharp left, heading S.
  24. 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dingo, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Dingo, heading SE.
  28. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/indian-mounds-trail-out-back-6-km-633f

Trail surface

54% paved46% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: White Bear Av stop 623 m from the trailhead

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