Island Park–Oxbow Park Lagoon, 4 lakes
4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Island Park–Oxbow Park Lagoon, 4 lakes is a 4.4-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 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, 4 lakes
4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 590–604 ft
Out & Back · Homestead Park
Trailhead: 41.56992, -87.46221
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Optimist Park Lagoon.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Little Calumet River Levee Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Island Park.
- 50 ftPass Oxbow Park Lagoon.
- 1.9 miReach Island Park, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 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 2.2 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Optimist Park Lagoon & Erie Lackawanna Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Optimist Park Lagoon & Erie Lackawanna Trail Spur 4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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