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Lake Etta–Lake Etta County Park Beach, 3 beaches

4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Lake Etta–Lake Etta County Park Beach, 3 beaches is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Tolleston, IN. The route passes Lake Etta before reaching Lake Etta County Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi591 – 597 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56556, -87.35844
Nearest town Tolleston, IN
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Lake Etta–Lake Etta County Park Beach, 3 beaches

4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 591–598 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.56556, -87.35844

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 300 ftContinue straight onto Little Calumet River Levee Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.9 miPass Lake Etta County Park Beach.
  7. 50 ftReach Lake Etta, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 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/lake-etta-lake-etta-county-park-beach-out-back-3-beaches-7-km-b2ca

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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