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Amy Weingartner Branigin Peninsula Preserve

Lake Monroe & Whitehead Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 354 ft · 53 min

Lake Monroe & Whitehead Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Amy Weingartner Branigin Peninsula Preserve near Knight Ridge, IN. The route reaches Lake Monroe at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 354 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi548 – 679 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Whitehead Trail 39.08045, -86.40445
Nearest town Knight Ridge, IN
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Lake Monroe & Whitehead Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 354 ft · 53 min

Elevation 547–679 ft

Out & Back · Amy Weingartner Branigin Peninsula Preserve

Trailhead: Whitehead Trail · 39.08045, -86.40445

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Whitehead Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.1 miReach Lake Monroe, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.1 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-monroe-whitehead-trail-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Knight Ridge, Indiana