Trail 7 & Trail 8 via Trail 5
2.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 55 min
Trail 7 & Trail 8 via Trail 5 is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in McCormick's Creek State Park near Highets Corner, IN. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Trail 7 & Trail 8 via Trail 5
2.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 55 min
Elevation 661–766 ft
Out & Back · McCormick's Creek State Park
Trailhead: Habitant trail · 39.29287, -86.71841
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:33 AM · sunset 7:49 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Trail 8, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Trail 5, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Trail 7, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Trail 8, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail 5, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Trail 8, heading NE.
- 0.6 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 7:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Trail 10 & Trail 8 via Trail 5 2.9 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Wolf Cave–Trail 5, 3 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 201 ft
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