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Lick Creek via Pennsy Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 94 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Lick Creek via Pennsy Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Irvington, IN. The route reaches Lick Creek at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 94 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi810 – 876 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pennsy Trail 39.77099, -86.07368
Nearest town Irvington, IN
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Lick Creek via Pennsy Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 94 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 809–875 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Pennsy Trail · 39.77099, -86.07368

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Transit-accessible: Ellenberger Park EB stop 635 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pennsy Trail, heading S.
  3. 2.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 400 ftReach Lick Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lick-creek-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

96% paved1% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Ellenberger Park EB stop 635 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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