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Rangeline Park

IMI Gravel Pit–Shadyside Lake, 7 sights

9.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 10 min

IMI Gravel Pit–Shadyside Lake, 7 sights is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Rangeline Park near Fairfax, IN. The route passes Shadyside Lake before reaching IMI Gravel Pit at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi830 – 896 ft10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.10216, -85.63907
Nearest town Fairfax, IN
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IMI Gravel Pit–Shadyside Lake, 7 sights

9.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 10 min

Elevation 829–897 ft

Out & Back · Rangeline Park

Trailhead: 40.10216, -85.63907

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:29 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Transit-accessible: University & College stop 771 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Novice Loop, heading W.
  3. 450 ftBear right onto Intermediate Loop, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Expert Loop 3, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right onto Parks Riverwalk, heading S.
  6. 2.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miBear right onto Shadyside Recreation Trail/Killbuck Wetlands, heading N.
  10. 0.9 miPass Shadyside Lake.
  11. 200 ftReach IMI Gravel Pit, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 200 ftTurn left onto Indian Trails Riverwalk, heading S.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 250 ftContinue straight onto Parks Riverwalk, heading SW.
  17. 2.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  18. 450 ftContinue straight onto Expert Loop 3, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Intermediate Loop, heading SE.
  20. 0.3 miBear left onto Novice Loop, heading N.
  21. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 350 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/expert-loop-3-intermediate-loop-out-back-3-sights-10-km-8c1d

Trail surface

44% paved14% dirt42% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:29 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: University & College stop 771 m from the trailhead

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