AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Shricker Pond–Lodden Pond, 5 lakes

8.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Shricker Pond–Lodden Pond, 5 lakes is an 8.7-mile out-and-back near Windemere, IN. The route passes Lodden Pond, Harelston Pond, Shricker Pond and Horbeck Pond before reaching Beveridge Pond at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi853 – 912 ft9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.92718, -86.20425
Nearest town Windemere, IN
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Shricker Pond–Lodden Pond, 5 lakes

8.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Elevation 852–911 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.92718, -86.20425

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.7 miPass Lodden Pond.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 450 ftPass Harelston Pond.
  17. 50 ftPass Shricker Pond.
  18. 250 ftPass Horbeck Pond.
  19. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftPass Beveridge Pond.
  22. 0.2 miReach Shricker Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  25. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  30. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  32. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  34. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  36. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  37. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  38. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/shricker-pond-lodden-pond-out-back-9-lakes-14-km-d9f5

Trail surface

92% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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