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Hiking Indiana HELP US KEEP THIS GUIDE UP TO DATE Every effort has been made by the author and editors to make this guide as accurate and useful as possible. However, many things can change after a guide is published—trails are rerouted, regulations change, techniques evolve, facilities come under new management, and so on. We would appreciate hearing from you concerning your experiences with this guide and how you feel it could be improved and kept up to date. While we may not be able to respond to all comments and suggestions, we’ll take them to heart, and we’ll also make certain to share them with the author. Please send your comments and suggestions to the following address: Globe Pequot Press Reader Response/Editorial Department P.O. Box 480 Guilford, CT 06437 Or you may e-mail us at: [email protected] Thanks for your input, and happy trails! Hiking Indiana A Guide to the State’s Greatest Hiking Adventures Second Edition Phil Bloom FALCONGUIDES GUILFORD, CONNECTICUT HELENA, MONTANA AN IMPRINT OF GLOBE PEQUOT PRESS Contents Overview Map Acknowledgments Introduction Ecology Geology Human History Fundamentals Clothing Weather and Seasons Animals Bugs How to Use This Guide Map Legend The Hikes Dunelands 1 Long Lake Loop 2 Dune Succession Trail 3 Cowles Bog 4 Little Calumet River Trail, Bailly Homestead, and Chellberg Farm 5 Beach Trail 6 Heron Rookery Trail 7 Mount Baldy Trail Glacial Lakes 8 Bicentennial Woods: Eagle Trail 9 Crooked Lake Nature Preserve 10 Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center 11 Chain O’Lakes State Park 12 Edna W. Spurgeon Woodland Nature Preserve 13 Olin Lake Nature Preserve 14 Pokagon State Park 15 Wing Haven Reserve: Trillium Woods Trail Wabash Valley 16 Fox Island Park 17 Ouabache State Park 18 Kekionga Trail 19 Salamonie Reservoir: Bloodroot Trail 20 Salamonie Reservoir: Switchgrass Marsh and Tree Trails 21 Boy Scout Trail 22 Kokiwanee Nature Preserve 23 Hathaway Nature Preserve at Ross Run 24 Delphi Canal Trails 25 Wabash Heritage Trail 26 Portland Arch Nature Preserve Central Plain 27 Mounds State Park 28 Fort Harrison State Park: Fall Creek Trail 29 Pine Hills Nature Preserve 30 Shades State Park: Ravine Trails 31 Shades State Park: Pearl Ravine 32 Turkey Run State Park 33 Big Walnut Creek Nature Preserve: Tall Timbers Trail Southeast 34 Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge 35 Versailles State Park 36 Clifty Falls State Park 37 Charlestown State Park 38 Adventure Hiking Trail 39 Shaw Lake Loop 40 Starve Hollow State Recreation Area 41 Knob Lake Trail Hill Country 42 Morgan-Monroe State Forest: Low Gap Trail 43 Morgan-Monroe State Forest: Three Lakes Loop 44 Scarce O’Fat Trail 45 Brown County State Park: Trail 8 46 Ogle Hollow Nature Preserve: Trail 5 47 Twin Caves Trail 48 Spring Mill State Park: Village Trail Southwest 49 Harmonie State Park 50 Shakamak State Park 51 McCormick’s Creek State Park: Falls Canyon Trail 52 McCormick’s Creek State Park: Wolf Cave Trail 53 Patoka Lake: Main Trail 54 Lincoln State Park Hoosier National Forest 55 Cope Hollow Loop 56 Peninsula Trail 57 Sycamore Loop 58 Pioneer Mothers Memorial Forest 59 Hemlock Cliffs National Scenic Trail 60 Two Lakes Loop 61 Tipsaw Lake Trail 62 Saddle Lake Loop 63 Mogan Ridge East 64 German Ridge Lake Trail Knobstone Trail 65 Deam Lake to Jackson Road 66 Jackson Road to New Chapel 67 New Chapel to Leota 68 Leota to Elk Creek 69 Elk Creek to Oxley Memorial 70 Oxley Memorial to Spurgeon Hollow 71 Spurgeon Hollow to Delaney Park Appendix A: Suggested Reading Appendix B: Additional Resources About the Author

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State Hiking Series Each guide includes:- Hikes suited to every ability- Accurate directions to popular as well as less-traveled trails - Up-to-date trail descriptions with mile-by-mile directional cues- Detailed trail maps and GPS coordinates- Difficulty ratings, average hiking times, and best hiki