Indiana trails · Merry Lea Preserve
A 8.8-mile network in Indiana, with 36 ft of climbing. Reaches Cub Lake and other lake destinations.
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 21.6 miles.
Merry Lea Preserve access. 41.32404, -85.50562 · directions
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.