Aug 28, 2010

9 am. Length 2 3/4 mile. Difficulty Level Easy, Mostly flat meet at Hopewell Mound Group parking lot, 3 miles northwest of Chillicothe on Sulphur Lick Rd., 1/4 mile from Maple Grove Rd. near the west end of Anderson Station Rd. Driving maps are available at the main National Park Visitor Center at Mound City Group. Hopewell Mound Group is a 15 minute drive from the main visitor center. At 111 acres, the main enclosure here is the largest single Hopewell earthen-walled area ever found and contained the largest Hopewell burial mound ever built. It was at this former farm owned by Captain Mordecai Hopewell, that this prehistoric culture was first described by archaeologists. It is also from this site that the Hopewell Culture borrows its name. For more information visit www.nps.gov/hocu.

Outdoor Activity
Family Oriented