National Road Heritage Trail

Maple Avenue Lake–Speed Beach, 4 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Maple Avenue Lake–Speed Beach, 4 sights is a 5.2-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 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi509 – 561 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.49166, -87.31741
Nearest town East Glenn, IN

Directions

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Maple Avenue Lake–Speed Beach, 4 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 509–561 ft

Out & Back · National Road Heritage Trail

Trailhead: 39.49166, -87.31741

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miPass Maple Avenue Lake.
  6. 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto J.I. Case Loop, heading S.
  10. 50 ftPass Speed Beach.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 150 ftTurn right onto National Road Heritage Trail, heading S.
  14. 2.1 miReach Maple Avenue Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 2.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto J.I. Case Loop, heading E.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  19. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  24. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

11% paved89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:36 AMSunset 7:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 1 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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