Fort Harrison State Park

Charlevoix Lake–Delaware Lake, 3 lakes

5.3 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Charlevoix Lake–Delaware Lake, 3 lakes is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Fort Harrison State Park near Brendonwood, IN. The route passes Charlevoix Lake and Delaware Lake before reaching Duck Pond at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi738 – 833 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fall Creek Parkway Trail 39.86437, -86.05192
Nearest town Brendonwood, IN

Directions

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Charlevoix Lake–Delaware Lake, 3 lakes

5.3 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 738–834 ft

Out & Back · Fort Harrison State Park

Trailhead: Fall Creek Parkway Trail · 39.86437, -86.05192

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Transit-accessible: Shadeland and Fall Creek IB stop 592 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Fall Creek Parkway Trail, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Charlevoix Lake.
  3. 1.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Harrison Trace Trail, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miPass Delaware Lake.
  7. 0.8 miPass Duck Pond.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Camp Creek Trail, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftReach Charlevoix Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  14. 250 ftBear right onto Harrison Trace Trail, heading NE.
  15. 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 1.5 miTurn right onto Fall Creek Parkway Trail, heading S.
  18. 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 surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Shadeland and Fall Creek IB stop 592 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead