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Morgan-Monroe State Forest

Old Three Lakes Trail via Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 368 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Old Three Lakes Trail via Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Morgan-Monroe State Forest near Fleener, IN. It climbs 368 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi742 – 912 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.32236, -86.42743
Nearest town Fleener, IN
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Old Three Lakes Trail via Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 368 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 742–913 ft

Out & Back · Morgan-Monroe State Forest

Trailhead: 39.32236, -86.42743

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Three Lakes Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Three Lakes Trail-Cherry Lake Cutoff, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Three Lakes Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Three Lakes Trail, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 350 ftContinue straight onto Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Old Three Lakes Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.9 miReach Old Three Lakes Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right onto Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Three Lakes Trail, heading NE.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Three Lakes Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left onto Three Lakes Trail-Cherry Lake Cutoff, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto Three Lakes Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-three-lakes-trail-out-back

Trail surface

83% dirt4% paved13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:48 PM

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