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Carlson Oxbow Park

Oxbow Park Lagoon–Optimist Park Lagoon, 3 lakes

5.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Oxbow Park Lagoon–Optimist Park Lagoon, 3 lakes is a 5.7-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 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi591 – 604 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.57074, -87.44803
Nearest town Highland, IN
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Oxbow Park Lagoon–Optimist Park Lagoon, 3 lakes

5.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 591–603 ft

Out & Back · Carlson Oxbow Park

Trailhead: 41.57074, -87.44803

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miPass Oxbow Park Lagoon.
  3. 0.2 miPass Optimist Park Lagoon.
  4. 1 miTurn left onto Erie Lackawanna Trail Spur, heading S.
  5. 1.2 miReach Oxbow Park Lagoon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.2 miTurn right onto Erie Lackawanna Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.5 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/oxbow-park-lagoon-optimist-park-lagoon-out-back-4-lakes-9-km

Trail surface

76% paved24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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