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Mound Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Fort Ancient State Memorial near Senior, OH. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi892 – 935 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Stone Circle Trail 39.40674, -84.09015
Nearest town Senior, OH

Directions

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Mound Trail

2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 41 min

Elevation 892–934 ft

Out & Back · Fort Ancient State Memorial

Trailhead: Stone Circle Trail · 39.40674, -84.09015

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 8:47 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mound Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.9 miReach Mound Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 8:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 8:25 PM for the 8:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM — 13 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead