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Indian Rocks Park Trail Print E-mail
Thursday, 13 December 2007

map_nvirp.gifLength: 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