Indiana trails · Two Lakes Loop
Two Lakes Loop
A 12.9-mile out-and-back in Indiana, with 295 ft of climbing. Reaches Lake Celina and other lake destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,105 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Lake Celina (lake)
- Indian Lake (lake)
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Getting there
TWO LAKES TRAILHEAD — parking nearby, restroom, water. 38.19843, -86.61126 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:47 a.m., the sun rises at 7:14 a.m. and sets at 8:17 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:45 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 03 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 25.9-mile round trip takes roughly 9 h 52 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:07 p.m. — 3 h 11 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Two Lakes Loop — 8.3 mi loop, 1,638 ft gain
- Two Lakes Loop + TWO LAKES TRAIL 1 — 8.8 mi loop, 1,828 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Oriole West 1 — 6.7 mi
- Birdseye Trail 1 — 8.8 mi
- United for Horses Trail — 16.5 mi
- German Ridge 1 — 17.1 mi