Geist Reservoir
3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Geist Reservoir is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Brooks, IN. The route reaches Geist Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Geist Reservoir
3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 794–842 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.93868, -85.91505
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:30 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftReach Geist Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Geist Reservoir 6.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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