Erie Lackawanna Trail–Little Calumet River Levee Trail, 3 sights
10 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Erie Lackawanna Trail–Little Calumet River Levee Trail, 3 sights is a 10-mile out-and-back near Munster, IN. It is mostly level, with 60 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 Trail–Little Calumet River Levee Trail, 3 sights
10 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Elevation 587–631 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Monon Trail · 41.56299, -87.51864
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: Munster Ridge Road stop 170 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Monon Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Little Calumet River Levee Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Erie Lackawanna Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 3.7 miTurn left onto Monon Trail, heading N.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miArrive 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 3.6 mi in (~87 min). Leave by 5:03 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Munster Ridge Road stop 170 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Monon Trail Trailhead
- Little Calumet River Levee Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Little Calumet River Levee Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Little Calumet River Levee Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Little Calumet River Levee Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Little Calumet River Levee Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Little Calumet River Levee Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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