AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Erie Lackawanna Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Erie Lackawanna Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back 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 mi604 – 630 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Erie Lackawanna Trail 41.54484, -87.45202
Nearest town Highland, IN
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Erie Lackawanna Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Elevation 602–629 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Erie Lackawanna Trail · 41.54484, -87.45202

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Erie Lackawanna Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 1.2 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-de86

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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