Island Park–Oxbow Park Lagoon, 3 groves
2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min
Island Park–Oxbow Park Lagoon, 3 groves is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Homestead Park near Highland, IN. The route passes Island Park and Oxbow Park Lagoon. 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.
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Island Park–Oxbow Park Lagoon, 3 groves
2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min
Elevation 590–603 ft
Out & Back · Homestead Park
Trailhead: 41.56778, -87.44768
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 200 ftPass Island Park.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Little Calumet River Levee Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miPass Oxbow Park Lagoon.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Island Park, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.8 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Island Park–Oxbow Park Lagoon, 5 sights 9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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