Lilly Lake–Blue Trail, 4 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 45 min
Lilly Lake–Blue Trail, 4 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Eagle Creek Park near Lakeside, IN. The route reaches Lilly Lake. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lilly Lake–Blue Trail, 4 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 45 min
Elevation 821–868 ft
Out & Back · Eagle Creek Park
Trailhead: Red Trail · 39.86850, -86.29543
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Blue Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Lilly Lake.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Westview Hospital Fitness Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 2.8 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Lilly Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 2.8 miTurn left onto Westview Hospital Fitness Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miArrive 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 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Red Trail Trailhead
- Lilly Lake–Blue Trail, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Eagle Creek Reservoir–Water Fowl Sanctuary, 8 lakes 2.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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