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Blue Heron Park

Heron Tale Trail & Blue Heron Park

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Heron Tale Trail & Blue Heron Park is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Blue Heron Park near Avon, IN. The route passes Heron Tale Trail before reaching Blue Heron Park at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 846 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.74877, -86.39944
Nearest town Avon, IN
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Heron Tale Trail & Blue Heron Park

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Elevation 819–848 ft

Out & Back · Blue Heron Park

Trailhead: 39.74877, -86.39944

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 150 ftPass Blue Heron Park.
  8. 0.1 miReach Heron Tale Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 0.7 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/heron-tale-trail-blue-heron-park-out-back-3-lakes-4-km

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM — 5 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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