Eagle Creek–Fallen Officer Memorial Tree, 3 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 149 ft · 5 hr 26 min

Eagle Creek–Fallen Officer Memorial Tree, 3 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Lynhurst, IN. The route passes Fallen Officer Memorial Tree and Eagle Creek. It is mostly level, with 149 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi712 – 896 ft16.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: B&O Trail 39.78043, -86.23427
Nearest town Lynhurst, IN

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Eagle Creek–Fallen Officer Memorial Tree, 3 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 149 ft · 5 hr 26 min

Elevation 713–895 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: B&O Trail · 39.78043, -86.23427

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on B&O Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1.1 miPass Fallen Officer Memorial Tree.
  3. 0.6 miPass Eagle Creek.
  4. 4.5 miTurn right onto Ronald Reagan Bike Path, heading NW.
  5. 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Ronald Regan Parkway Trail, heading N.
  7. 1.2 miReach Eagle Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.2 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Ronald Reagan Bike Path, heading S.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left onto B&O Trail, heading S.
  11. 6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 8.1 mi in (~201 min). Leave by 4:06 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from B&O Trail Trailhead