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Hummel Park

Blue Heron Lake via White Lick Creek Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Blue Heron Lake via White Lick Creek Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Hummel Park near Plainfield, IN. The route reaches Blue Heron Lake at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi696 – 725 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.69298, -86.39966
Nearest town Plainfield, IN
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Blue Heron Lake via White Lick Creek Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 697–724 ft

Out & Back · Hummel Park

Trailhead: 39.69298, -86.39966

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:33 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto White Lick Creek Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  13. 1.1 miReach Blue Heron Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 1.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  15. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  24. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blue-heron-lake-blue-heron-lake-out-back-9-km-6c5f

Trail surface

50% paved50% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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