Hidden Lakes & WInding River via Lenape (Mountain Bike Trail)
3.2 mi · ▲ 93 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Hidden Lakes & WInding River via Lenape (Mountain Bike Trail) is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Southwestway Park near West Newton, IN. It is mostly level, with 93 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hidden Lakes & WInding River via Lenape (Mountain Bike Trail)
3.2 mi · ▲ 93 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 650–729 ft
Out & Back · Southwestway Park
Trailhead: 39.65580, -86.24184
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Lenape (Mountain Bike Trail), heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Mann Hill Loop, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Winding River, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Upper Cottonwood, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hidden Lakes, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Winding River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Upper Cottonwood, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto WInding River, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Mann Hill Loop, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Lenape (Mountain Bike Trail), heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Mann Hill–Cockrum, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 156 ft
- Cockrum–Lenape (Mountain Bike Trail), 4 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 154 ft
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