Eagle Creek
5.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Eagle Creek is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Lilly Recreation Park near Belmont, IN. The route passes Eagle Creek before reaching Eagle Creek at the turnaround, 2.8 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
5.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 676–701 ft
Out & Back · Lilly Recreation Park
Trailhead: 39.73472, -86.18056
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Eagle Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Old Raymond Street, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Eagle Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Eagle Creek.
- 1.8 miReach Eagle Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Old Raymond Street, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Eagle Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 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 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Eagle Creek 4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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