There is not too much left of the extensive earthworks that were originally here. You will find a parking area and an observation area. There is a tamped gravel trail large enough to drive a golf cart on up to the observation area which provides a view of the field where the earthworks were located.Be warned, if you continue to follow the path it will gradually narrow and finally the gravel portion comes to an end and the path enters the forest. The trail continues down and around the original location of the outer earthworks. If you look closely through the foliage on your left, you may see some remnants of the walls. The picture is of what appears to be the remnants of the wall.The hike is probably about 4-5 miles.
You can get a good sense of the site without the hike if you walk across the road from the parking lot to the bike path on the other side of SR 104. Three interpretive signs have been placed at intervals along a quarter mile of the bike path. When you get to the third sign, look very closely across the road and slightly to your left—you will see a slight rise—the remnants of one of the mounds.
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Ohio History Central: Hopewell Mound Group
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Mound City Earthworks
Seip Earthworks
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