Salmon Lusk Grist Mill–Goose Rock, 5 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 90 ft · 41 min
Salmon Lusk Grist Mill–Goose Rock, 5 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Turkey Run State Park near Cincinnati, IN. The route passes Newby Gulch, Gypsy Gulch and Goose Rock before reaching Salmon Lusk Grist Mill at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 90 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Salmon Lusk Grist Mill–Goose Rock, 5 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 90 ft · 41 min
Elevation 520–574 ft
Out & Back · Turkey Run State Park
Trailhead: 39.88734, -87.20001
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:36 AM · sunset 7:49 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Newby Gulch.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Trail 1, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Gypsy Gulch.
- 300 ftPass Goose Rock.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail 2, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Trail 1, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Trail 1 / Trail 2, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Salmon Lusk Grist Mill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Trail 1, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Trail 2, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail 1, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftArrive 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Camel's Back–Newby Gulch, 7 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 471 ft
- Newby Gulch–Coal Mine, 4 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 246 ft
- Coal Mine–Trail 4, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 272 ft
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