Eagle Creek & Eagle Creek Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Eagle Creek & Eagle Creek Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Lilly Recreation Park near Belmont, IN. The route reaches Eagle Creek. 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 & Eagle Creek Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 676–698 ft
Out & Back · Lilly Recreation Park
Trailhead: 39.75022, -86.20651
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Transit-accessible: Morris and Pershing IB stop 595 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Eagle Creek.
- 200 ftBear left onto Eagle Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Old Raymond Street, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Eagle Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach Eagle Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Old Raymond Street, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Eagle Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 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 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Morris and Pershing IB stop 595 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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