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Wic̣aḣapi

Indian Mounds Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Indian Mounds Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Wic̣aḣapi near Highwood, MN. It is mostly level, with 215 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi705 – 886 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.93522, -93.02869
Nearest town Highwood, MN
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Indian Mounds Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 706–885 ft

Out & Back · Wic̣aḣapi

Trailhead: 44.93522, -93.02869

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

Transit-accessible: Burns Avenue & Johnson Parkway stop 198 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  4. 150 ftTurn right onto Sam Morgan Regional Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 350 ftTurn left onto Indian Mounds Trail, heading NW.
  10. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 250 ftTurn right onto Sam Morgan Regional Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  18. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  19. 0.7 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-bb12

Trail surface

61% paved39% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM — 13 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Burns Avenue & Johnson Parkway stop 198 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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