Skating Pond–Red Trail, 3 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Skating Pond–Red Trail, 3 sights is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Eagle Creek Park near Lakeside, IN. The route reaches Skating Pond at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Skating Pond–Red Trail, 3 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Elevation 832–868 ft
Out & Back · Eagle Creek Park
Trailhead: Westview Hospital Fitness Trail · 39.87690, -86.29504
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Westview Hospital Fitness Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 2.8 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Skating Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 2.8 miBear right onto Westview Hospital Fitness Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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