Wicker Memorial Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi591 – 617 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.55949, -87.47834
Nearest town Highland, IN

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Splash Pad.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftTurn left onto Erie Lackawanna Connector, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Little Calumet River Levee Trail, heading N.
  9. 50 ftReach Splash Pad, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Erie Lackawanna Connector, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

18% paved1% dirt81% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Indy Blvd & Ridge Rd stop 620 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead