AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Ball Lake

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Ball Lake is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Island Park, IN. The route reaches Ball Lake at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi892 – 909 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.53267, -84.93167
Nearest town Island Park, IN
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Ball Lake

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Elevation 892–909 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.53267, -84.93167

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:26 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miReach Ball Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.8 miSharp right, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ball-lake-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 7:26 AMSunset 7:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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