Lick Creek via Franciscan Trail
4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Lick Creek via Franciscan Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Sarah T. Bolton Park near Beech Grove, IN. The route passes Lick Creek and Lick Creek. It is mostly level, with 81 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 via Franciscan Trail
4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 755–812 ft
Out & Back · Sarah T. Bolton Park
Trailhead: 39.72160, -86.09733
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 86°F / low 68° · precip 29% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Lick Creek.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Franciscan Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Lick Creek.
- 1.8 miReach Lick Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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