Lusk Earth Fill–Goose Rock, 4 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Turkey Run State Park near Cincinnati, IN. The route passes Gypsy Gulch and Goose Rock before reaching Lusk Earth Fill at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lusk Earth Fill–Goose Rock, 4 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 51 min
Elevation 520–591 ft
Out & Back · Turkey Run State Park
Trailhead: Trail 6 · 39.88382, -87.20455
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 84°F / low 69° · precip 22% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:35 AM · sunset 7:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right onto Trail 1, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miPass Gypsy Gulch.
- 300 ftPass Goose Rock.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail 2, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Lusk Earth Fill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Trail 1, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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