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Indiana trails · Merry Lea Preserve

Merry Lea Preserve

A 8.8-mile network in Indiana, with 36 ft of climbing. Reaches Cub Lake and other lake destinations.

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Length
8.8 mi
Elevation gain
36 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
6%
Steepest mile
+31 ft
Shape
network
Bikes
no
Horses
no

Elevation profile

895 – 929 ft13579111315171921

Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 21.6 miles.

Reaches

Getting there

Merry Lea Preserve access. 41.32404, -85.50562 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:38 a.m., the sun rises at 7:07 a.m. and sets at 8:16 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:45 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 10 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 8.8-mile route takes roughly 3 h 17 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:23 a.m. — 9 h 53 min before sunset.

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