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Morgan-Monroe State Forest

Bryant Creek Lake–Cherry Lake Loop, 8 sights

11 mi · ▲ 989 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Bryant Creek Lake–Cherry Lake Loop, 8 sights is an 11-mile loop in Morgan-Monroe State Forest near Hindustan, IN. The route passes Bryant Creek Lake and Cherry Lake. It climbs 989 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 942 ft · steepest grade: 16%11.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail 39.32462, -86.47407
Nearest town Hindustan, IN
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Bryant Creek Lake–Cherry Lake Loop, 8 sights

11 mi · ▲ 989 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Elevation 656–942 ft

Loop · Morgan-Monroe State Forest

Trailhead: Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail · 39.32462, -86.47407

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bryants Road, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Bryant Creek Lake.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Shelterhouse Connector, heading SW.
  4. 450 ftSharp left onto Three Lakes Trail, heading NE.
  5. 2.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Three Lakes Trail-Cherry Lake Cutoff, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Three Lakes Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miPass Cherry Lake.
  9. 0.1 miBear right onto Three Lakes Trail-Cherry Lake Circuit, heading NW.
  10. 350 ftTurn left onto Tree Identification Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miSharp right onto Tecumseh/Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miBear right onto Mason Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  15. 1.2 miBear right, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Three Lakes Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Three Lakes Trail, heading SW.
  18. 1.1 miBear right onto Three Lakes Trail, heading S.
  19. 3.2 miBear right, heading W.
  20. 450 ftTurn left onto Shelterhouse Connector, heading W.
  21. 450 ftBear right onto Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftThe loop closes 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/bryant-creek-lake-cherry-lake-loop-10-sights

Trail surface

88% dirt4% paved1% gravel7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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