AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Starkey Nature Park

Trail 1 via Eagle Creek Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Trail 1 via Eagle Creek Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Starkey Nature Park near Fox Hollow, IN. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi814 – 899 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94313, -86.27870
Nearest town Fox Hollow, IN
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Trail 1 via Eagle Creek Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 813–900 ft

Out & Back · Starkey Nature Park

Trailhead: 39.94313, -86.27870

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right onto Big 4 Rail Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Eagle Creek Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftContinue straight onto Trail 1, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miReach Trail 1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left onto Eagle Creek Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Big 4 Rail Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 0.5 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/trail-1-out-back-5-km-b42a

Trail surface

72% paved15% dirt3% boardwalk2% grass8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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