Indiana trails · N. Branch of the Elkhart River Trail
N. Branch of the Elkhart River Trail
A 20.1-mile point-to-point in Indiana, with 59 ft of climbing. Reaches Moore Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 20.1 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Moore Lake (lake)
- Spring Lake (lake)
- Waldron Lake (lake)
Getting there
N. Branch of the Elkhart River Trail access — parking nearby. 41.49885, -85.37532 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:37 a.m., the sun rises at 7:06 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 20.1-mile route takes roughly 7 h 28 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:33 p.m. — 5 h 43 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Merry Lea Preserve — 13.8 mi
- Pigeon River Trail Extension (from LaGrange) — 15.0 mi
- Pigeon River Trail — 15.0 mi
- Franke Park Trails — 29.1 mi