Indianapolis: Fall Creek Loop
Take a bus to the start of this 6.2-mile stroll through Fort Harrison State Park's secluded woods and creek-split hills.
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Mapped by Swati Gunale
Trail Facts
- Distance: 6.6
Waypoints
FCL001
Location: 39.8614692687988, -86.0049667358398
From Ivy Tech bus stop J, head W on Rising Rd. and turn R onto Wheeler Rd.; @ 59th St., turn L downhill into wooded confines of Fort Ben
FCL002
Location: 39.8695030212402, -86.0231170654297
Go R onto paved rd.; look for signs to Delaware Lake and Fall Creek Trail. Continue past playground/parking area on L. During WWII, this area housed German POWs
FCL003
Location: 39.8716697692871, -86.0187072753906
Continue along paved road, passing the blues of Delaware Lake on R
FCL004
Location: 39.8726692199707, -86.0184020996094
R @ T onto gravel tread of Fall Creek Trail
FCL005
Location: 39.8739204406738, -86.0180130004883
Gravel path turns to packed dirt as it parallels bend in creek; bear NE
FCL006
Location: 39.8744812011719, -86.0149765014648
L @ Y; trail spikes up and over bluff, briefly leaving the creek
FCL007
Location: 39.879150390625, -86.0087203979492
Back @ creekside, look for great blue herons near boardwalk. Go E across steep hillside. In .1 mi., keep straight @ 3-way along creek. Note: Sometimes muddy
FCL008
Location: 39.8760299682617, -86.0020523071289
Straight @ 4-way; join Camp Creek Trail
FCL009
Location: 39.8745613098144, -86.0025177001953
Straight @ 3-way past Duck Pond and cross wooden bridge ahead
FCL010
Location: 39.8734893798828, -86.0037536621094
Turn R onto Camp Creek Trail for descent into dense woodlands
FCL011
Location: 39.8740386962891, -86.00927734375
Cross Camp Creek on bridge
FCL012
Location: 39.8747711181641, -86.0132369995117
Turn R to close loop back @ Fall Creek Trail. Go to bus stop