ABOUT THE PARK: There is a $9 out of state entrance fee.
No hunting in Indiana State Parks except for certain days in November when the parks are closed.
DIRECTIONS:
GPS Coordinates 39.08227, -85.23577
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| Mountain Bike Trailhead Parking |
TRAIL MAP:
HIKE DISTANCE: 9 miles
THE HIKE:
Heading back to New Jersey from Missouri, making a bit of a detour to incorporate a hike into the long drive.
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| Crossing the park road from the parking lot to the mountain bike trailhead. |
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| Left at the yellow sign; we would be returning from the right. |
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| Left on the Creekside Trail. |
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| Laughery Creek |
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| On the Grandview Trail for the next 5.5 miles. |
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| I saw a few of these here and there and had no idea what they were but assumed some sort of mushroom. Indeed, they are called puffball mushrooms and apparently are edible. They are about the size of a bowling ball. |
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| Back along Laughery Creek at a higher level. |
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| Heading to that picnic table for a break. |
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| View from the picnic table. |
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| Staying right on the Grandview Trail. |
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| Looking down at that picnic table we had stopped at. |
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| Instead of following the sign, which would have made us retrace a substantial section of trail, we went left on the Center Loop then left on the Cliffside Trail. |
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| Coming back out at the yellow sign, left back to the parking lot. |
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| On to Columbus, Ohio for an overnight before heading the rest of the way home. |
