Johnson Road Trail via Skiles Test Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 52 min
Johnson Road Trail via Skiles Test Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Skiles Test Nature Park near Avalon Hills, IN. It is mostly level, with 60 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Johnson Road Trail via Skiles Test Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 52 min
Elevation 750–831 ft
Out & Back · Skiles Test Nature Park
Trailhead: Fall Creek Parkway Trail · 39.86772, -86.04901
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Shadeland and Fall Creek IB stop 271 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Fall Creek Parkway Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Skiles Test Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miReach Johnson Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Fall Creek Parkway Trail, heading E.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Shadeland and Fall Creek IB stop 271 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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