AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Starkey Nature Park

Eagle Creek Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Eagle Creek Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Starkey Nature Park near Fox Hollow, IN. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi814 – 899 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94313, -86.27870
Nearest town Fox Hollow, IN
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Eagle Creek Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 813–900 ft

Out & Back · Starkey Nature Park

Trailhead: 39.94313, -86.27870

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right onto Big 4 Rail Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Eagle Creek Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 250 ftBear right onto Trail 5, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 200 ftTurn left onto Eagle Creek Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Big 4 Rail Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 0.5 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-trail-out-back-5-km-0904

Trail surface

76% paved3% boardwalk2% grass19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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