Island Park–Oxbow Park Lagoon, 3 groves
5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Island Park–Oxbow Park Lagoon, 3 groves is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Homestead Park near Highland, IN. The route passes Oxbow Park Lagoon and Island Park. 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
5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 590–604 ft
Out & Back · Homestead Park
Trailhead: 41.57376, -87.45609
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Oxbow Park Lagoon.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Little Calumet River Levee Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Island Park.
- 1.9 miReach Island Park, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 2.5 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 5:30 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Oxbow Park Lagoon–Optimist Park Lagoon, 3 lakes 8.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Oxbow Park Lagoon & Optimist Park Lagoon via Erie Lackawanna Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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