Lantern Ridge Pond
3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Lantern Ridge Pond is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Indigo Lake, IN. The route reaches Lantern Ridge Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. 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.
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Lantern Ridge Pond
3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 805–827 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.98229, -85.99447
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Lantern Ridge Pond.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Lantern Ridge Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 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 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Nickel Plate Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Nickel Plate Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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