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IMI Gravel Pit–Shadyside Lake, 4 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

IMI Gravel Pit–Shadyside Lake, 4 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Anderson, IN. The route passes Shadyside Lake before reaching IMI Gravel Pit at the turnaround, 2.3 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 – 853 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.10903, -85.67654
Nearest town Anderson, IN
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IMI Gravel Pit–Shadyside Lake, 4 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 828–854 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.10903, -85.67654

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:29 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Transit-accessible: Anderson, IN stop 705 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Parks Riverwalk, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miBear right onto Shadyside Recreation Trail/Killbuck Wetlands, heading N.
  9. 0.9 miPass Shadyside Lake.
  10. 250 ftReach IMI Gravel Pit, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1 miBear left, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 150 ftTurn left onto Indian Trails Riverwalk, heading S.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 300 ftContinue straight onto Parks Riverwalk, heading S.
  16. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
  19. 150 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-5-lakes-7-km

Trail surface

81% paved19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:29 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Anderson, IN stop 705 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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