Maple Avenue Lake–Speed Beach, 3 beaches
3.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Maple Avenue Lake–Speed Beach, 3 beaches is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in National Road Heritage Trail near East Glenn, IN. The route passes Speed Beach before reaching Maple Avenue Lake at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Maple Avenue Lake–Speed Beach, 3 beaches
3.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 521–566 ft
Out & Back · National Road Heritage Trail
Trailhead: National Road Heritage Trail · 39.48546, -87.29621
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:37 AM · sunset 7:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on National Road Heritage Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miPass Speed Beach.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto J.I. Case Loop, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach Maple Avenue Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto National Road Heritage Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 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 1.7 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Speed Beach & National Road Heritage Trail 7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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