Churchill Pond
5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Churchill Pond is a 5-mile out-and-back in Coxhall Gardens near Windemere, IN. The route reaches Churchill Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Churchill Pond
5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 852–898 ft
Out & Back · Coxhall Gardens
Trailhead: 39.92718, -86.20425
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 64°F / low 55° · precip 3% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:33 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Churchill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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