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Wic̣aḣapi

Indian Mounds Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Indian Mounds Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Wic̣aḣapi near Highwood, MN. It is mostly level, with 245 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi705 – 886 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.93700, -93.03022
Nearest town Highwood, MN
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Indian Mounds Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 706–885 ft

Out & Back · Wic̣aḣapi

Trailhead: 44.93700, -93.03022

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 500 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  4. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Sam Morgan Regional Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 350 ftTurn left onto Indian Mounds Trail, heading W.
  12. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 250 ftTurn right onto Sam Morgan Regional Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
  20. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  21. 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  23. 100 ftArrive 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-96e3

Trail surface

58% paved42% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM — 12 min before dark.

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