Lost Bridge West State Recreation Area
Cross Country Ski Trail via Bloodroot Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Cross Country Ski Trail via Bloodroot Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Lost Bridge West State Recreation Area near Mount Etna, IN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cross Country Ski Trail via Bloodroot Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 791–818 ft
Out & Back · Lost Bridge West State Recreation Area
Trailhead: 40.76648, -85.60514
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:29 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Bloodroot Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cross Country Ski Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Salamonie Snowmobile Trails, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cross Country Ski Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Cross Country Ski Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Salamonie Snowmobile Trails, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cross Country Ski Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Bloodroot Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Salamonie Lake–Cross Country Ski Trail, 3 sights 14.1 mi · ▲ 309 ft
- Bloodroot Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Cross Country Ski Trail & Salamonie Snowmobile Trails via Bloodroot Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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