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Eagle Creek Park

Northtown Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 69 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Northtown Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Eagle Creek Park near Lakeside, IN. It is mostly level, with 69 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi817 – 883 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.87794, -86.29504
Nearest town Lakeside, IN
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Northtown Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 69 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 816–881 ft

Out & Back · Eagle Creek Park

Trailhead: 39.87794, -86.29504

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Northtown Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Corporate Circle, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Northtown Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miReach Northtown Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Corporate Circle, heading W.
  6. 400 ftContinue straight onto Northtown Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/northtown-trail-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

88% paved12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 2 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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