Eagle Creek Park Beach–Skating Pond, 4 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Eagle Creek Park Beach–Skating Pond, 4 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Eagle Creek Park near Lakeside, IN. The route passes Eagle Creek Park Beach and Skating Pond. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Eagle Creek Park Beach–Skating Pond, 4 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 825–859 ft
Out & Back · Eagle Creek Park
Trailhead: Red Trail · 39.85638, -86.29764
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:33 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Eagle Creek Park Beach.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Red Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miPass Skating Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Eagle Creek Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Orange Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading N.
- 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 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Red Trail Trailhead
- Eagle Creek Reservoir–Eagle Creek Park Beach, 3 beaches 1.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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