Lick Creek & Buck Creek Trail via Pennsy Trail
9.9 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Lick Creek & Buck Creek Trail via Pennsy Trail is a 9.9-mile out-and-back near Cumberland, IN. The route reaches Lick Creek at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lick Creek & Buck Creek Trail via Pennsy Trail
9.9 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Elevation 820–863 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.78357, -85.94506
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:30 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Buck Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Pennsy Trail, heading S.
- 4.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 350 ftReach Lick Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.3 miTurn left onto Buck Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 4.9 mi in (~121 min). Leave by 5:25 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Buck Creek Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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