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Lost Bridge West State Recreation Area

Cross Country Ski Trail via Salamonie Snowmobile Trails

2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 47 min

Cross Country Ski Trail via Salamonie Snowmobile Trails is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Lost Bridge West State Recreation Area near Lincolnville, IN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi784 – 817 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.77134, -85.63331
Nearest town Lincolnville, IN
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Cross Country Ski Trail via Salamonie Snowmobile Trails

2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 47 min

Elevation 784–819 ft

Out & Back · Lost Bridge West State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 40.77134, -85.63331

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:29 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Salamonie Snowmobile Trails, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 250 ftTurn left onto Cross Country Ski Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miReach Cross Country Ski Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miBear left onto Bloodroot Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miBear left onto Salamonie Snowmobile Trails, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miArrive 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/cross-country-ski-trail-out-back-4-km-d845

Weather

Sunrise 7:29 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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