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Effigy Mounds National Monument
Bicycle Information
Hiking Trail at Effigy Mounds

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Wood Chipped Hiking Trail Near Fire Point.

Bicycles of all types are not permitted in the Monument beyond the visitor center parking area, or the Sny Magill Public access corridor. Non-mobility impaired access to the Monument's resources is limited to hiking, snow shoeing or skiing along designated trails due to the sacred nature of the site.

Traveling to the Monument on a bicycle takes you through one of the most scenic regions in the United States. The Monument's visitor center is situated along the Upper Mississippi River on the Great River Road (Iowa HWY 76) - a National Scenic Byway. We encourage you to visit, park your bicycle and hike our extensive trail system featuring ancient American Indian mounds and 400 ft overlook vistas of the Mississippi River.

The immediate highway approaches to Effigy Mounds are narrow; the road surface is located closely to an active railroad line on the Mississippi River side and 400 ft sheer limestone bluff faces on the other - with virtually no shoulders. Use caution and be prepared for road impediments that appear suddenly around blind curves that effect motorized and non-motorized traffic; rock, mud, dirt and snow slides happen quite often seasonally. 

 
Highway 76, two miles south of Visitor ncenter.
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Highway 76, two miles south of visitor center.

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Last Updated: July 07, 2011 at 12:45 MST