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Allen's Creek State Recreation Area

Lake Monroe & Turkey Trot Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 376 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Lake Monroe & Turkey Trot Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Allen's Creek State Recreation Area near Chapel Hill, IN. The route reaches Lake Monroe. It climbs 376 ft. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi545 – 732 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Turkey Trot Trail 39.03225, -86.44630
Nearest town Chapel Hill, IN
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Lake Monroe & Turkey Trot Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 376 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 545–732 ft

Out & Back · Allen's Creek State Recreation Area

Trailhead: Turkey Trot Trail · 39.03225, -86.44630

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Turkey Trot Trail, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Monroe.
  3. 1.8 miReach Lake Monroe, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.8 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-monroe-turkey-trot-trail-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

37% dirt63% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Chapel Hill, Indiana