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Lake Kesslerwood & Fall Creek Parkway Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Lake Kesslerwood & Fall Creek Parkway Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back near Millersville, IN. The route reaches Lake Kesslerwood. 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.

Elevation

0 mi715 – 745 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fall Creek Parkway Trail 39.85609, -86.08409
Nearest town Millersville, IN
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Lake Kesslerwood & Fall Creek Parkway Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 717–745 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Fall Creek Parkway Trail · 39.85609, -86.08409

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Transit-accessible: 38th and Orchard OB stop 179 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Fall Creek Parkway Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Kesslerwood.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Fall Creek Parkway Trailhead Parking, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftTurn left onto Fall Creek Parkway Trail, heading SW.
  5. 2.3 miBear right onto Fall Creek Parkway Trailhead Parking, heading W.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fall Creek Parkway Trail, heading W.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fall Creek Parkway Trailhead Parking, heading W.
  8. 150 ftTurn left onto Fall Creek Parkway Trail, heading W.
  9. 1 miReach Lake Kesslerwood, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1 miTurn right onto Fall Creek Parkway Trailhead Parking, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Fall Creek Parkway Trail, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fall Creek Parkway Trailhead Parking, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Fall Creek Parkway Trail, heading NE.
  14. 2.3 miTurn right onto Fall Creek Parkway Trailhead Parking, heading E.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fall Creek Parkway Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.1 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-kesslerwood-out-back-11-km

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~86 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 38th and Orchard OB stop 179 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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