AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

IMI Gravel Pit–Shadyside Lake, 3 lakes

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

IMI Gravel Pit–Shadyside Lake, 3 lakes is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Country Club Heights, IN. The route passes Shadyside Lake before reaching IMI Gravel Pit at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi827 – 843 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Indian Trails Riverwalk 40.11768, -85.67859
Nearest town Country Club Heights, IN
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IMI Gravel Pit–Shadyside Lake, 3 lakes

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

Elevation 828–844 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Indian Trails Riverwalk · 40.11768, -85.67859

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:30 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start on Indian Trails Riverwalk, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miBear right onto Shadyside Recreation Trail/Killbuck Wetlands, heading E.
  3. 1 miPass Shadyside Lake.
  4. 150 ftReach IMI Gravel Pit, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Indian Trails Riverwalk, heading NW.
  7. 50 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/imi-gravel-pit-shadyside-lake-out-back-4-lakes-5-km

Trail surface

87% paved13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:30 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:10 PM.

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