AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Erie Lackawanna Trail Spur

5.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Erie Lackawanna Trail Spur is a 5.9-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 mi597 – 630 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.54077, -87.45001
Nearest town Highland, IN
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Erie Lackawanna Trail Spur

5.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 596–629 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.54077, -87.45001

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Erie Lackawanna Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.7 miTurn right onto Erie Lackawanna Trail Spur, heading NE.
  4. 1.2 miReach Erie Lackawanna Trail Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miTurn left onto Erie Lackawanna Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/erie-lackawanna-trail-spur-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead

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