Splash Pad & Erie Lackawanna Connector
1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min
Splash Pad & Erie Lackawanna Connector is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Wicker Memorial Park near Highland, IN. The route reaches Splash Pad. 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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Splash Pad & Erie Lackawanna Connector
1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min
Elevation 592–618 ft
Out & Back · Wicker Memorial Park
Trailhead: 41.55949, -87.47834
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: Indy Blvd & Ridge Rd stop 620 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Splash Pad.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Erie Lackawanna Connector, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Little Calumet River Levee Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Splash Pad, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Erie Lackawanna Connector, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Indy Blvd & Ridge Rd stop 620 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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