Erie Lackawanna Connector via Little Calumet River Levee Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Erie Lackawanna Connector via Little Calumet River Levee Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Wicker Memorial Park near Hammond, 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.
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Erie Lackawanna Connector via Little Calumet River Levee Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 592–609 ft
Out & Back · Wicker Memorial Park
Trailhead: 41.57241, -87.49880
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: 175th Street & Columbia (Columbia Center) stop 637 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Little Calumet River Levee Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Erie Lackawanna Connector, heading S.
- 0.7 miReach Erie Lackawanna Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Little Calumet River Levee Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 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 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 175th Street & Columbia (Columbia Center) stop 637 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Little Calumet River Levee Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Little Calumet River Levee Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Little Calumet River Levee Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Little Calumet River Levee Trail 3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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