Lusk Earth Fill–Goose Rock, 6 sights
3 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Lusk Earth Fill–Goose Rock, 6 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Turkey Run State Park near Marshall, IN. The route passes Coal Mine, Gypsy Gulch and Goose Rock before reaching Lusk Earth Fill at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 279 ft. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lusk Earth Fill–Goose Rock, 6 sights
3 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 510–594 ft
Out & Back · Turkey Run State Park
Trailhead: Trail 4 · 39.89247, -87.18821
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 83°F / low 69° · precip 22% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:35 AM · sunset 7:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trail 8, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Trail 4, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Coal Mine.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Suspension Bridge, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Trail 1, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Gypsy Gulch.
- 300 ftPass Goose Rock.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail 2, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Lusk Earth Fill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Trail 1, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Suspension Bridge, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Trail 4, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Trail 8, heading E.
- 0.6 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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