AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Chapel Lake Park

Chapel Lake & Patrol Road

3.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Chapel Lake & Patrol Road is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Chapel Lake Park near Utica, IN. The route reaches Chapel Lake at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi469 – 554 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.35336, -85.66457
Nearest town Utica, IN
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Chapel Lake & Patrol Road

3.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 468–555 ft

Out & Back · Chapel Lake Park

Trailhead: 38.35336, -85.66457

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:29 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Patrol Road, heading NW.
  3. 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftReach Chapel Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftArrive 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/chapel-lake-chapel-lake-out-back-3-lakes-5-km-1b2c

Trail surface

30% paved5% gravel65% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:29 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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