Wicker Memorial Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi591 – 627 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Monon Trail 41.58086, -87.51829
Nearest town Munster, IN

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Monon Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miBear left onto Little Calumet River Levee Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 1.4 miTurn right onto Erie Lackawanna Connector, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miPass Splash Pad.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftReach Splash Pad, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left onto Little Calumet River Levee Trail, heading NW.
  19. 2.7 miBear right onto Monon Trail, heading W.
  20. 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.

Trail surface

81% paved19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: South Hammond stop 162 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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