Mcnutt Pond & Lodden Pond
4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Mcnutt Pond & Lodden Pond is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Austin Oaks, IN. The route passes Lodden Pond before reaching Mcnutt Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mcnutt Pond & Lodden Pond
4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 896–920 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.98136, -86.22639
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Lodden Pond.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Mcnutt Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 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 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 0 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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