Pilot Knob Hill / Oheyawahe

Dogs Unknown

Features Birding · Views · Wildflowers

No onsite facilities, although there is a seasonal portable toilet.

The trail starts in the parking lot at the northern terminus of Pilot Knob Road. 80% of the trail is low/minimum grade descent on gravel paths towards the fire ring containing sandstone markers commemorating the seven Dakota tribes that formerly resided in the area. The remaining 20% of the trail is steep, unpaved, and rutted, leading westward toward Sibley Memorial Highway, and connecting with the Big Rivers Regional Bike Trail.

Deer, rabbits and other small mammals are abundant. The area is known as a fantastic place to watch migratory birds. The surrounding area is vegetated with prairie grass and wildflowers. Insects, notably bumble bees, are abundant.