Eagle Creek
4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Eagle Creek is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Belmont, IN. The route passes Eagle Creek before reaching Eagle Creek at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Eagle Creek
4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 678–701 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Eagle Creek Trail · 39.73657, -86.18787
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old Raymond Street, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Eagle Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Eagle Creek.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto West Morris MUP, heading N.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Eagle Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Eagle Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto West Morris MUP, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left onto Eagle Creek Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Old Raymond Street, 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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