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Forsythe Park

Wolf Lake & Burnham Greenway Blue Paved Trail via Wolf Lake Memorial Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Wolf Lake & Burnham Greenway Blue Paved Trail via Wolf Lake Memorial Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Forsythe Park near Robertsdale, IN. The route passes Wolf Lake before reaching Wolf Lake at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi584 – 597 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68093, -87.51455
Nearest town Robertsdale, IN
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Wolf Lake & Burnham Greenway Blue Paved Trail via Wolf Lake Memorial Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 584–598 ft

Out & Back · Forsythe Park

Trailhead: 41.68093, -87.51455

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Transit-accessible: Calumet & 119th Street stop 541 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Wolf Lake.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wolf Lake Memorial Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1 miContinue straight onto Illiana Marina Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Burnham Greenway Blue Paved Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 300 ftReach Wolf Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 350 ftContinue straight onto Illiana Marina Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wolf Lake Memorial Trail, heading E.
  18. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftArrive 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/wolf-lake-wolf-lake-out-back-3-lakes-10-km-85d3

Trail surface

48% paved16% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Calumet & 119th Street stop 541 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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