Lantern Ridge Pond
5.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Lantern Ridge Pond is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Billericay Park near Ashwood, IN. The route reaches Lantern Ridge Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 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
5.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 790–839 ft
Out & Back · Billericay Park
Trailhead: 39.97555, -85.96284
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Lantern Ridge Pond.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 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.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear 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.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Nickel Plate Trail 8.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Nickel Plate Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Wooded Area via Nickel Plate Trail 5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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