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Griffy Lake Nature Preserve

Griffy Reservoir & Blue Ridge Trail via South Shore Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 183 ft · 49 min

Griffy Reservoir & Blue Ridge Trail via South Shore Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Griffy Lake Nature Preserve near Cascade, IN. The route reaches Griffy Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 183 ft of elevation gain. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi633 – 781 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blue Ridge Trail 39.19385, -86.52855
Nearest town Cascade, IN
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Griffy Reservoir & Blue Ridge Trail via South Shore Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 183 ft · 49 min

Elevation 632–781 ft

Out & Back · Griffy Lake Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Blue Ridge Trail · 39.19385, -86.52855

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:33 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

  1. Start on Blue Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Shore Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miReach Griffy Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Blue Ridge Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.2 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/griffy-reservoir-blue-ridge-trail-out-back-3-km-4ed0

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:48 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:15 PM.

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