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Mounds State Park

Mounds State Park Beach–Trail 1, 5 sights

2.2 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 47 min

Mounds State Park Beach–Trail 1, 5 sights is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Mounds State Park near Chesterfield, IN. The route passes Mounds State Park Beach before reaching Mounds State Park Beach at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi843 – 915 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trail 5 40.09511, -85.61942
Nearest town Chesterfield, IN
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Mounds State Park Beach–Trail 1, 5 sights

2.2 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 47 min

Elevation 842–915 ft

Out & Back · Mounds State Park

Trailhead: Trail 5 · 40.09511, -85.61942

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:29 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Trail 5, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miBear right onto Trail 1, heading NW.
  3. 300 ftTurn right onto Trail 2, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Trail 3, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miPass Mounds State Park Beach.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Trail 5, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miReach Mounds State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Trail 3, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Trail 2, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Trail 1, heading S.
  12. 300 ftBear left onto Trail 5, heading NW.
  13. 200 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/mounds-state-park-beach-mounds-state-park-beach-out-back-6-sights

Weather

Sunrise 7:29 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:12 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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