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Morgan-Monroe State Forest

Three Lakes Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Three Lakes Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Morgan-Monroe State Forest near Fleener, IN. It climbs 385 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 942 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.32827, -86.42509
Nearest town Fleener, IN
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Three Lakes Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 700–941 ft

Out & Back · Morgan-Monroe State Forest

Trailhead: 39.32827, -86.42509

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:33 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 1 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left onto Three Lakes Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Three Lakes Trail-Cherry Lake Cutoff, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Three Lakes Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Three Lakes Trail-Cherry Lake Cutoff, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Three Lakes Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/three-lakes-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

48% dirt52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:46 PM

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