Lantern Ridge Pond
4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Lantern Ridge Pond is a 4.8-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 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
4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 801–839 ft
Out & Back · Billericay Park
Trailhead: 39.97574, -85.96748
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 SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Lantern Ridge Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear 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.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear 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 1.3 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sahm Park Beach–Nickel Plate Trail, 3 sights 15.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Nickel Plate Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Nickel Plate Trail 8.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Wooded Area via Nickel Plate Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Lantern Ridge Pond 4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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