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Garfield Park

Pleasant Run & Bean Creek

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Pleasant Run & Bean Creek is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Garfield Park near University Heights, IN. The route passes Bean Creek and Pleasant Run. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi702 – 735 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.73115, -86.14138
Nearest town University Heights, IN
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Pleasant Run & Bean Creek

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 702–735 ft

Out & Back · Garfield Park

Trailhead: 39.73115, -86.14138

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Transit-accessible: Garfield Park stop 156 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Bean Creek.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miPass Pleasant Run.
  7. 0.4 miReach Pleasant Run, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  12. 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/pleasant-run-bean-creek-out-back-3-lakes-3-km

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Garfield Park stop 156 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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