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Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area

J C Murphy Lake via West Division Road

7.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 38 min

J C Murphy Lake via West Division Road is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area near Enos, IN. The route reaches J C Murphy Lake at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi653 – 679 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.98722, -87.52620
Nearest town Enos, IN
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J C Murphy Lake via West Division Road

7.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 654–678 ft

Out & Back · Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area

Trailhead: 40.98722, -87.52620

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto West Division Road, heading N.
  4. 1.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 1.1 miReach J C Murphy Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.9 miArrive 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/j-c-murphy-lake-out-back-13-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:32 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:20 PM.

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