Skiles Test Nature Park

Charlevoix Lake & Johnson Road Trail via Fall Creek Parkway Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Charlevoix Lake & Johnson Road Trail via Fall Creek Parkway Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Skiles Test Nature Park near Avalon Hills, IN. The route reaches Charlevoix Lake. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi738 – 830 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fall Creek Parkway Trail 39.86636, -86.04567
Nearest town Avalon Hills, IN

Directions

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Charlevoix Lake & Johnson Road Trail via Fall Creek Parkway Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 738–831 ft

Out & Back · Skiles Test Nature Park

Trailhead: Fall Creek Parkway Trail · 39.86636, -86.04567

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Shadeland and Fall Creek IB stop 83 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Fall Creek Parkway Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miPass Charlevoix Lake.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left onto Skiles Test Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.2 miReach Charlevoix Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miSharp right onto Fall Creek Parkway Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Shadeland and Fall Creek IB stop 83 m from the trailhead

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