Island Park–Oxbow Park Lagoon, 4 lakes
7.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Island Park–Oxbow Park Lagoon, 4 lakes is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Homestead Park near Highland, IN. The route passes Optimist Park Lagoon, Island Park and Oxbow Park Lagoon. It is mostly level, with 28 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, 4 lakes
7.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 590–633 ft
Out & Back · Homestead Park
Trailhead: Erie Lackawanna Trail Spur · 41.55445, -87.45702
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Erie Lackawanna Trail Spur, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Erie Lackawanna Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miPass Optimist Park Lagoon.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Little Calumet River Levee Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Island Park.
- 50 ftPass Oxbow Park Lagoon.
- 2 miReach Island Park, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Erie Lackawanna Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Erie Lackawanna Trail Spur, heading SE.
- 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 3.8 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 4:59 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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