Optimist Park Lagoon & Erie Lackawanna Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Optimist Park Lagoon & Erie Lackawanna Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back near Highland, IN. The route reaches Optimist Park Lagoon. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Optimist Park Lagoon & Erie Lackawanna Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 591–631 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.56992, -87.46221
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Erie Lackawanna Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Optimist Park Lagoon.
- 3.8 miReach Optimist Park Lagoon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.5 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 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Island Park–Oxbow Park Lagoon, 4 lakes 4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Optimist Park Lagoon & Erie Lackawanna Trail Spur 4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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