Lantern Ridge Pond
7.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Lantern Ridge Pond is a 7.7-mile out-and-back near Sandstone Lakes, IN. The route reaches Lantern Ridge Pond at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lantern Ridge Pond
7.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Elevation 790–849 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.97236, -85.94217
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:30 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Lantern Ridge Pond.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 250 ftReach Lantern Ridge Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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