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Claire Lake–Erie Rail Trail, 3 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Claire Lake–Erie Rail Trail, 3 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Huntington, IN. The route reaches Claire Lake at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi745 – 810 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.90278, -85.48724
Nearest town Huntington, IN
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Claire Lake–Erie Rail Trail, 3 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 746–811 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.90278, -85.48724

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:28 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Erie Rail Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.2 miTurn left onto Old US 24 Trail, heading SE.
  4. 1 miReach Claire Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miTurn right onto Erie Rail Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/claire-lake-erie-rail-trail-out-back-3-sights-7-km

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:28 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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