Little Pig's Eye Lake & Indian Mounds Viewpoint via Indian Mounds Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 339 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Little Pig's Eye Lake & Indian Mounds Viewpoint via Indian Mounds Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Imniżaska near Saint Paul, MN. The route passes Indian Mounds Viewpoint before reaching Little Pig's Eye Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 339 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Little Pig's Eye Lake & Indian Mounds Viewpoint via Indian Mounds Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 339 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 699–916 ft
Out & Back · Imniżaska
Trailhead: Indian Mounds Trail · 44.95345, -93.07451
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Mounds Blvd stop 267 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Indian Mounds Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass Indian Mounds Viewpoint.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Sam Morgan Regional Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Little Pig's Eye Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Indian Mounds Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Mounds Blvd stop 267 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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