Fish Farm Mounds State Preserve

User-Defined Loop I

Cash and I explored Fish Farm Mounds State Preserve and adjoining Fish Farm Mounds Wildlife Management Area on November 26, 2024. It is always humbling and inspiring to be near the burial sites of Indigenous peoples, thought the story (here and here) of how the mounds have been “researched” (i.e., pillaged) is, while predictable, still disheartening. The trails behind the mound complex area were well maintained (i.e., cleared) and interesting as they traversed through mature hardwoods, rocky outcrops, and deep ravines.

Walk-Specific Map

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  • Numeric labels correspond to the same labels in the elevation profile and summary information below.

Elevation Profile

Images

GPX Download

A sanitized GPX file of our hike is here.

Summary Information

NUM trackID Primary Description Type Owner Distance CumDist DeltaElev
1 FFMDS01 Fish Farm Mounds SP Picnic area to Mounds (start) Trail Public 0.05 0.05 35
2 FFMDS02 Fish Farm Mounds SP Mounds (start) to Mounds (end) Trail Public 0.07 0.12 23
3 FFMDS03 Fish Farm Mounds SP Mounds (end) to Hwy 26 Trail Public 0.24 0.37 -92
4 FFMDS03 Fish Farm Mounds SP Hwy 26 to Mounds (end) Trail Public 0.24 0.61 92
5 FFMDS02 Fish Farm Mounds SP Mounds (end) to Mounds (start) Trail Public 0.07 0.68 -23
6 FFMDS01 Fish Farm Mounds SP Mounds (start) to Picnic area Trail Public 0.05 0.73 -35
7 FFMDS05 Fish Farm Mounds SP to Trail Public 0.02 0.75 -6
8 FFMDS06 Fish Farm Mounds SP to Trail Public 0.99 1.74 125
9 FFMDS10 Fish Farm Mounds SP to Trail Public 0.31 2.05 56
10 FFMDS11 Fish Farm Mounds SP to Trail Public 1.15 3.20 2
11 FFMDS10 Fish Farm Mounds SP to Trail Public 0.31 3.52 -56
12 FFMDS07 Fish Farm Mounds SP to Trail Public 0.23 3.75 -95
13 FFMDS05 Fish Farm Mounds SP to Trail Public 0.02 3.77 6