National Road Heritage Trail

Maple Avenue Lake–Speed Beach, 4 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Maple Avenue Lake–Speed Beach, 4 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in National Road Heritage Trail near East Glenn, IN. The route passes Maple Avenue Lake and Speed Beach. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi509 – 564 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.49047, -87.32164
Nearest town East Glenn, IN

Directions

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Maple Avenue Lake–Speed Beach, 4 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 509–563 ft

Out & Back · National Road Heritage Trail

Trailhead: 39.49047, -87.32164

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:36 AM · sunset 7:51 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftPass Maple Avenue Lake.
  5. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto J.I. Case Loop, heading S.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftPass Speed Beach.
  10. 150 ftTurn right onto National Road Heritage Trail, heading S.
  11. 2.1 miReach Maple Avenue Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 2.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto J.I. Case Loop, heading N.
  15. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

12% paved88% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:36 AMSunset 7:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 7:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead