Oak Ridge Prairie County Park

Chesapeake & Ohio Greenway & Oak Savannah Trail via Erie Lackawanna Trail

13.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 4 hr 40 min

Chesapeake & Ohio Greenway & Oak Savannah Trail via Erie Lackawanna Trail is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Oak Ridge Prairie County Park near Lincoln Village, IN. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi617 – 692 ft14.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Erie Lackawanna Trail 41.46233, -87.38451
Nearest town Lincoln Village, IN

Directions

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Chesapeake & Ohio Greenway & Oak Savannah Trail via Erie Lackawanna Trail

13.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 4 hr 40 min

Elevation 617–692 ft

Out & Back · Oak Ridge Prairie County Park

Trailhead: Erie Lackawanna Trail · 41.46233, -87.38451

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Erie Lackawanna Trail, heading NW.
  2. 3.7 miTurn right onto Oak Savannah Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Chesapeake & Ohio Greenway, heading SE.
  4. 2.6 miReach Oak Savannah Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.6 miContinue straight onto Oak Savannah Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left onto Erie Lackawanna Trail, heading SW.
  7. 3.5 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

92% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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