Speed Beach & National Road Heritage Trail
7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Speed Beach & National Road Heritage Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back in National Road Heritage Trail near East Glenn, IN. The route reaches Speed Beach. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Speed Beach & National Road Heritage Trail
7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Elevation 509–560 ft
Out & Back · National Road Heritage Trail
Trailhead: National Road Heritage Trail · 39.48546, -87.29621
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:36 AM · sunset 7:51 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on National Road Heritage Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miPass Speed Beach.
- 2.1 miReach Speed Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.5 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 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from National Road Heritage Trail Trailhead
- Maple Avenue Lake–Speed Beach, 3 beaches 3.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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