Wicker Memorial Park

Erie Lackawanna Connector via Little Calumet River Levee Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Erie Lackawanna Connector via Little Calumet River Levee Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Wicker Memorial Park near Highland, IN. 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.

Elevation

0 mi591 – 604 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56338, -87.47199
Nearest town Highland, IN

Directions

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Erie Lackawanna Connector via Little Calumet River Levee Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Elevation 592–603 ft

Out & Back · Wicker Memorial Park

Trailhead: 41.56338, -87.47199

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Transit-accessible: Indy Blvd & Ridge Rd stop 790 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Erie Lackawanna Connector, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Little Calumet River Levee Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miReach Erie Lackawanna Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto Erie Lackawanna Connector, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

70% paved30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Indy Blvd & Ridge Rd stop 790 m from the trailhead