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Erie Lackawanna Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Erie Lackawanna Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Woodmar, 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 – 600 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Erie Lackawanna Trail 41.57387, -87.48180
Nearest town Woodmar, IN
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Erie Lackawanna Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 592–602 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Erie Lackawanna Trail · 41.57387, -87.48180

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

Transit-accessible: Indy Blvd & 175th Street stop 417 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Erie Lackawanna Trail, heading W.
  2. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left onto Little Calumet River Levee Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miSharp right onto Erie Lackawanna Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.1 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/erie-lackawanna-trail-out-back-4-km-1e86

Trail surface

93% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:31 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:51 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:18 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Indy Blvd & 175th Street stop 417 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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