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Indian Mound Metropark
4.3 ★★★★☆ 49 Google reviews · Running trail in Conneaut, Ohio · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Mixed
- Loop distance
- 75 mi
- Shape
- Loop
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Indian Mound Metropark's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Familiar, woodsy park offering trails, including a 1-mile creekside trail, plus a boat ramp.
What runners say about Indian Mound Metropark
The newly tailored grounds provide a nice approach and added parking for folks fishing or looking to drop in some kayaks. The trails cover grounds rich with Indian history from a fortified hill to the burial grounds of giants. One of Conneaut's urban legend centers is now a place you're free to explore.
I am so glad everyone loves my old stomping grounds. I grew up on that farm And loved walking down to Conneaut Creek almost every day.
Most of the trails had too much tall brush and water to get thru and it's impossible to tell where the Mound actually is...definitely disappointed with the upkeep of these insanely important ancient sites. We did find most of the path next to the creek walkable as well as the abandoned paved Bridge road.
It would have been cool if the actual mound was exposed and you could explore More and said it was just a trail through the woods to the river bank and back around to the parking lot you could however see where the Earth works used to be as the the mound is quite prominent even though it's covered in trees it's just…
Trail conditions & character
“The newly tailored grounds provide a nice approach and added parking for folks fishing or looking to drop in some kayaks.”
“We did find most of the path next to the creek walkable as well as the abandoned paved Bridge road.”
“Very nice, some trails could use a root trim.”
Plan your run at Indian Mound Metropark
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- SurfaceMixed — more than one surface along the route, so check the segment you plan to run
- Loop distance75 mi back to where you parked. Long enough for a real long run.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking — reported by runners
- Websiteashtabulametroparks.com
- Phone(440) 576-0717
Hours
| Monday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Tuesday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Friday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | 6 AM–10 PM |
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