Indiana trails · Three Lakes Trail
Three Lakes Trail
A 9.5-mile loop in Indiana, with 255 ft of climbing. Reaches Bryant Creek Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,032 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Bryant Creek Lake (lake)
- Cherry Lake (lake)
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Getting there
Morgan-Monroe Hike-Bike Trail junction. 39.32335, -86.46661 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:45 a.m., the sun rises at 7:13 a.m. and sets at 8:18 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:46 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 9.5-mile route takes roughly 3 h 39 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:52 a.m. — 9 h 26 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Three Lakes Trail + Old Three Lakes Trail — 2.4 mi loop, 367 ft gain
- Three Lakes Trail + Three Lakes Trail-Cherry Lake Cutoff — 8.5 mi loop, 1,287 ft gain
- Three Lakes Trail + Three Lakes Trail-Cherry Lake Cutoff — 1.8 mi loop, 275 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Low Gap Trail — 2.7 mi
- Tecumseh Trail — 4.5 mi
- Yellowwood Trail — 11.4 mi
- Wapahani Mountain Bike Trails — 13.8 mi