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Hopewell Mound Group

Interpretive Trail & Paint Creek Recreational Trail

14.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 4 hr 44 min

Interpretive Trail & Paint Creek Recreational Trail is a 14.1-mile out-and-back in Hopewell Mound Group near Anderson, OH. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi682 – 742 ft14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Interpretive Trail 39.36137, -83.08554
Nearest town Anderson, OH
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Interpretive Trail & Paint Creek Recreational Trail

14.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 4 hr 44 min

Elevation 683–743 ft

Out & Back · Hopewell Mound Group

Trailhead: Interpretive Trail · 39.36137, -83.08554

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Interpretive Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Paint Creek Recreational Trail, heading W.
  4. 2.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 3.3 miReach Interpretive Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 3.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 2.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right onto Interpretive Trail, heading N.
  9. 1.1 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/paint-creek-recreational-trail-out-back-b5c6

Trail surface

82% paved18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~107 min). Leave by 5:28 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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