Splash Pad–Erie Lackawanna Connector, 3 sights
8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Splash Pad–Erie Lackawanna Connector, 3 sights is an 8-mile out-and-back in Wicker Memorial Park near Munster, IN. The route reaches Splash Pad at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Splash Pad–Erie Lackawanna Connector, 3 sights
8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 591–626 ft
Out & Back · Wicker Memorial Park
Trailhead: Monon Trail · 41.58086, -87.51829
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: South Hammond stop 162 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Monon Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Little Calumet River Levee Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Erie Lackawanna Connector, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Splash Pad.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Splash Pad, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Little Calumet River Levee Trail, heading NW.
- 2.7 miBear right onto Monon Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 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 3.2 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 5:12 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: South Hammond stop 162 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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