Oak Ridge Prairie County Park

Erie Lackawanna Trail & Oak Savannah Trail

14.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 4 hr 48 min

Erie Lackawanna Trail & Oak Savannah Trail is a 14.3-mile out-and-back in Oak Ridge Prairie County Park near Liberty Park, IN. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi630 – 712 ft14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.42754, -87.36293
Nearest town Liberty Park, IN

Directions

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Erie Lackawanna Trail & Oak Savannah Trail

14.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 4 hr 48 min

Elevation 630–710 ft

Out & Back · Oak Ridge Prairie County Park

Trailhead: 41.42754, -87.36293

Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 69°F / low 61° · precip 91% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Erie Lackawanna Trail, heading N.
  5. 6.4 miTurn right onto Oak Savannah Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.7 miReach Erie Lackawanna Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left onto Erie Lackawanna Trail, heading SW.
  8. 4.8 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 1.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 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

89% paved11% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 69°F61°
Precip91%Wind10 mphUV4Humidity92%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (3.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°60° 12 AM: 63% rain1 AM: 54% rain2 AM: 87% rain3 AM: 91% rain4 AM: 90% rain5 AM: 71% rain6 AM: 86% rain7 AM: 74% rain8 AM: 64% rain9 AM: 54% rain10 AM: 27% rain11 AM: 19% rain12 PM: 32% rain1 PM: 65% rain2 PM: 66% rain3 PM: 73% rain4 PM: 63% rain5 PM: 49% rain6 PM: 19% rain7 PM: 14% rain8 PM: 5% rain9 PM: 4% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Mon 61°58° 39%
Tue 63°52°
Wed 61°54°
Thu 66°57°
Fri 69°51°
Sat 65°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~90 min). Leave by 5:02 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead