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Mounds State Park

Mounds State Park Beach–Trail 1, 5 sights

2 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 43 min

Mounds State Park Beach–Trail 1, 5 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Mounds State Park near Chesterfield, IN. The route reaches Mounds State Park Beach. It is mostly level, with 87 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 915 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trail 6 40.10690, -85.61937
Nearest town Chesterfield, IN
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Mounds State Park Beach–Trail 1, 5 sights

2 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 43 min

Elevation 851–915 ft

Out & Back · Mounds State Park

Trailhead: Trail 6 · 40.10690, -85.61937

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:30 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Trail 6, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Mounds State Park Beach.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Trail 5, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trail 3, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Trail 2, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Trail 1, heading SW.
  7. 300 ftBear left onto Trail 5, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miReach Mounds State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miBear right onto Trail 1, heading E.
  10. 300 ftTurn right onto Trail 2, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Trail 3, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Trail 5, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto Trail 6, heading NW.
  14. 250 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-trail-1-out-back-5-sights

Weather

Sunrise 7:30 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Chesterfield, Indiana