Lake Monroe & Ted T. Turtle Interpretive Trail

1.2 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 30 min

Lake Monroe & Ted T. Turtle Interpretive Trail is a 1.2-mile out-and-back near Chapel Hill, IN. The route reaches Lake Monroe at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 204 ft of elevation gain. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi545 – 758 ft · steepest grade: 18%1.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ted T. Turtle Interpretive Trail 39.02063, -86.44809
Nearest town Chapel Hill, IN

Directions

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Lake Monroe & Ted T. Turtle Interpretive Trail

1.2 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 30 min

Elevation 545–759 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Ted T. Turtle Interpretive Trail · 39.02063, -86.44809

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ted T. Turtle Interpretive Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miReach Lake Monroe, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM — 9 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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