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Thursday, 13 December 2007 |
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Length: Total length 0.8 miles; divided into three (3)
trails.
- Indian Mounds Trail is 0.3 miles,
- Indian Mounds Loop Trail is
0.2 miles and the
- Lake Petit Trail is 0.3 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Features:
You do not want to miss the "Indian Rocks". Multiple round, stone
stacks built by native Americans cover the hillside near the start of
Indian Rocks Park Trail. Stop to read the signs and speculate on why
and when the structures were built. You can then follow the small
stream down to Lake Petit. Along the way, contemplate how this small
stream has carved crevices into solid rock over the eons. Before
heading back to your car, take a few minutes and look for the ducks
that nest along this inlet of Lake Petit.
Indian
Mounds Trail begins at the parking area on Woodland Trace and ends at
Quail Cove. Indian Mounds Loop Trail has a blue blaze and forks to the
left from the Indian Mounds Trail when you cross the stream eventually
rejoining the Indian Mounds Trail. The Lake Petit Trail is the
continuation of the Indian Mounds Trail across Quail Cove to Lake
Petit. It also has a blue blaze.
Getting There:
The easiest way to find this trail is to cross the Petit Lake Dam, stay
right at the fork onto Petit Ridge, turn right on Quail Cove, then left
onto Woodland Trace. Parking is available on Woodland Trace across from
the intersection with Little Beaver
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