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Morgan-Monroe State Forest

Cherry Lake–Draper Cabin Road Loop, 6 sights

3 mi · ▲ 180 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Cherry Lake–Draper Cabin Road Loop, 6 sights is a 3-mile loop in Morgan-Monroe State Forest near Fleener, IN. The route reaches Cherry Lake. It is mostly level, with 180 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 938 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Three Lakes Trail-Cherry Lake Circuit 39.32357, -86.42362
Nearest town Fleener, IN
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Cherry Lake–Draper Cabin Road Loop, 6 sights

3 mi · ▲ 180 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 777–939 ft

Loop · Morgan-Monroe State Forest

Trailhead: Three Lakes Trail-Cherry Lake Circuit · 39.32357, -86.42362

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Three Lakes Trail-Cherry Lake Circuit, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Cherry Lake.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Three Lakes Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mason Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Mason Ridge/Low Gap/Tecumseh Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Draper Cabin Road, heading E.
  8. 50 ftReach Cherry Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftSharp left onto Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail, heading E.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mason Ridge/Low Gap/Tecumseh Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.8 miSharp left onto Mason Ridge/Tecumseh Trail, heading N.
  12. 250 ftTurn right onto Tecumseh/Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 400 ftTurn left onto Tree Identification Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Three Lakes Trail-Cherry Lake Circuit, heading NW.
  17. 450 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/cherry-lake-cherry-lake-loop-7-sights-5-km

Trail surface

62% dirt12% paved5% gravel21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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