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Carlson Oxbow Park

Oxbow Park Lagoon–Optimist Park Lagoon, 3 lakes

8.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Oxbow Park Lagoon–Optimist Park Lagoon, 3 lakes is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Carlson Oxbow Park near Highland, IN. The route passes Oxbow Park Lagoon and Optimist Park Lagoon. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi591 – 630 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.57376, -87.45609
Nearest town Highland, IN
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Oxbow Park Lagoon–Optimist Park Lagoon, 3 lakes

8.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Elevation 591–631 ft

Out & Back · Carlson Oxbow Park

Trailhead: 41.57376, -87.45609

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Oxbow Park Lagoon.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miPass Optimist Park Lagoon.
  6. 1.4 miTurn left onto Erie Lackawanna Trail, heading S.
  7. 2.4 miReach Oxbow Park Lagoon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 4 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftArrive 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/oxbow-park-lagoon-optimist-park-lagoon-out-back-4-lakes-13-km

Trail surface

91% paved9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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