AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Eagle Creek Park

Eagle Creek Park Beach & Eagle Creek Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Eagle Creek Park Beach & Eagle Creek Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Eagle Creek Park near Snacks, IN. The route reaches Eagle Creek Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi807 – 850 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Eagle Creek Trail 39.85307, -86.25354
Nearest town Snacks, IN
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Eagle Creek Park Beach & Eagle Creek Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 807–850 ft

Out & Back · Eagle Creek Park

Trailhead: Eagle Creek Trail · 39.85307, -86.25354

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Eagle Creek Trail, heading W.
  2. 2.3 miReach Eagle Creek Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 2.3 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/eagle-creek-park-beach-eagle-creek-park-beach-out-back-3-beaches-7-km

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Snacks, Indiana