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Lick Creek & Pennsy Trail

15.2 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 5 hr 8 min

Lick Creek & Pennsy Trail is a 15.2-mile out-and-back near Gem, IN. The route reaches Lick Creek at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 117 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 863 ft16.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pennsy Trail 39.77549, -85.89641
Nearest town Gem, IN
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Lick Creek & Pennsy Trail

15.2 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 5 hr 8 min

Elevation 820–863 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Pennsy Trail · 39.77549, -85.89641

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Pennsy Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 6 miSharp left, heading W.
  4. 400 ftReach Lick Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 7.5 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-pennsy-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.6 mi in (~184 min). Leave by 4:20 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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