Erie Lackawanna Connector & Monon Trail via Little Calumet River Levee Trail
10.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 33 min
Erie Lackawanna Connector & Monon Trail via Little Calumet River Levee Trail is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Wicker Memorial Park near Munster, IN. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Erie Lackawanna Connector & Monon Trail via Little Calumet River Levee Trail
10.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 33 min
Elevation 587–619 ft
Out & Back · Wicker Memorial Park
Trailhead: 41.55325, -87.50888
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Pennsy Greenway, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Monon Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Little Calumet River Levee Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Erie Lackawanna Connector, heading NE.
- 0.7 miReach Monon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Little Calumet River Levee Trail, heading NW.
- 2.7 miSharp left onto Monon Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Pennsy Greenway, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 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 4.8 mi in (~117 min). Leave by 4:34 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Fisher Street Trail 3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Monon Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Splash Pad & Monon Trail via Little Calumet River Levee Trail 10.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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