Wedge Rock–Salmon Lusk Grist Mill, 8 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 422 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Wedge Rock–Salmon Lusk Grist Mill, 8 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Turkey Run State Park near Marshall, IN. The route passes Salmon Lusk Grist Mill, Goose Rock, Gypsy Gulch and Punch Bowl before reaching Wedge Rock at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 422 ft. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Wedge Rock–Salmon Lusk Grist Mill, 8 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 422 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 510–666 ft
Out & Back · Turkey Run State Park
Trailhead: Trail 1 / Trail 2 · 39.89073, -87.18541
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 66°F / low 58° · precip 2% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:37 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trail 1 / Trail 2, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Salmon Lusk Grist Mill.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Trail 1, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Trail 2, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail 1, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Goose Rock.
- 300 ftPass Gypsy Gulch.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Suspension Bridge, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trail 8, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Trail 4, heading NE.
- 0.8 miPass Punch Bowl.
- 50 ftBear left onto Trail 3, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Wedge Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Trail 4, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Trail 8, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Suspension Bridge, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Trail 1, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Trail 2, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Trail 1, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Trail 1 / Trail 2, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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