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Versailles State Park

Versailles Lake–Center Loop, 5 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 446 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Versailles Lake–Center Loop, 5 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Versailles State Park near Versailles, IN. The route reaches Versailles Lake at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 446 ft. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi794 – 974 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Eagle Trace Loop 39.10119, -85.25023
Nearest town Versailles, IN
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Versailles Lake–Center Loop, 5 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 446 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation 792–976 ft

Out & Back · Versailles State Park

Trailhead: Eagle Trace Loop · 39.10119, -85.25023

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:28 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Last Chance, heading E.
  2. 1.5 miTurn left onto Grandview Loop, heading E.
  3. 1.3 miTurn left onto Center Loop, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Cliffside, heading SE.
  5. 1.2 miReach Versailles Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.2 miBear left onto Center Loop, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Grandview Loop, heading W.
  8. 1.3 miTurn right onto Last Chance, heading N.
  9. 1.4 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/versailles-lake-center-loop-out-back-5-sights

Weather

Sunrise 7:28 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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