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Erie Lackawanna Trail - Griffith
4.7 ★★★★★ 79 Google reviews · Running trail in Griffith, Indiana · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Erie Lackawanna Trail - Griffith's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Popular trail for walking and bike rides (from Hammond to Crown Point).
What runners say about Erie Lackawanna Trail - Griffith
“The last time I was there the caretakers were planting trees and making sure that the trail was clean and well kept.”
Love this trail! Nothing too steep, but offers a great workout or a nice leisurely ride. It connects to several other trails, which offers 82 miles between the Erie Lackawanna, Oak Savanah and Dunnes Prarie trails (if done in a loop) The southern half of the trail has fresh pavement and I'm hoping the northern half…
Really enjoy this trail. Began this day at the Aborgast parking lot on the edge of Merrillville and Griffith. From this point you can go east on the Oak Savannah Trail or remain north heading toward Highland, Munster and beyond. Love that it is a more urban trail from this point.
Very nice trail, approximately 18 miles end to end(hammond to crown point) a few blocks of street riding in Griffith and you can connect to the oak Savannah and prairie duneland trail which will get you all the way to chesterton
I bike from crown point to Griffith and back ...it's just under 15 miles. It's a great bike path through nature. I've been doing it for 10 years and I'm 72.
Trail conditions & character
“It was a perfect day weather-wise in late September and consequently there were no parking spots on the Crown Point end of the trail.”
“From Hammond to Crown Point depending on where you go you will find bicycle repair stations, restrooms, Parking Lot locations.”
Plan your run at Erie Lackawanna Trail - Griffith
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking, restrooms — reported by runners
Hours
| Monday | 6 am–9 pm |
| Tuesday | 6 am–9 pm |
| Wednesday | 6 am–9 pm |
| Thursday | 6 am–9 pm |
| Friday | 6 am–9 pm |
| Saturday | 6 am–9 pm |
| Sunday | 6 am–9 pm |
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