Schoen Creek Trail in Lawrence, United States - reviews,open hours,photo spots,things to do

United States Indiana LawrenceSchoen Creek Trail

Schoen Creek Trail

Trailer Court Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46216

4.7(50)

Open until 9:00 PM

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Douglass GakingDouglass Gaking

This is one of my favorite Indy trails. It is less crowded than most of the other trails at Fort Harrison. Nice variety of habitats to enjoy nature, including wetlands, prairie, and forest. Note: Not accessible when it is muddy. Plan to go to other trails when it has been rainy or there has been a recent snow melt.

Josh HaileyJosh Hailey

One of my favourite inner city trails in the USA. You'll forget that you're in the middle of indy on this trail. It's on the long side with some hills. I even came across deer. As far as park trails go, only one other tops it in my book. I'll be hitting this one again next time I'm in indy.

Carla JamesCarla James

We love Schoen Creek and it's not too bad navigating around the bikers. It's such a varied trail with dramatic drop offs, all manner of greenery and plenty of forks in the road. We normally park in the individual grill spots and take one of the paths into the trail.

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Reviews of Schoen Creek Trail

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4.0

I have to say that I had and still have mixed feelings about this trail. The hiking path, itself is very narrow. You must walk single file. That is not what gives me mixed feelings, however. The fact that you must share a very narrow path with mountain bikes is what is disappointing about this trail. If you have a dog; even worse. You will find yourself having to jump into the brush over and over again as bikes bear down on you. It would make sense for the parks department to make the trail one or the other and not both a hiking and biking trail. The only other negative would be the close proximity to the highway. You never get quite far enough away to feel like you are really in the woods.

If you like a semi rugged hike, this one is not bad. It covers a lot of terrain that is quite hilly at times. The trail is not marked very well and you will often face a dilemma when coming to a fork in the trail. Despite this, the trail did eventually loop back to the place you started. Many hikers that I ran into stopped me to ask if I knew how to get off the trail.

Lastly, the trail would be great for dogs if the constant bike traffic did not cause you to have to pull your dog...

4.0

This hike is of moderate difficulty. It is around 3 miles. You regularly cross a stream. A nice hike if you want to do something within the city and just slightly exert yourself. The trail can get quite muddy at times. If you have kids be warned that some parts are quite narrow and muddy for a stroller. A carrier would help but you need to be careful not to slip and fall because there are a lot of slippery patches after...

2.0

Must pay to enter the state park. Sign at trailhead rates trail as difficult. Believe it. Not fun to ride. Narrow, wet, many roots making it impossible to "ebb and flow". Within the first mile there are places where the roots will throw you off the trail. If you go off the trail you go down a 20 to 30 FT bank.

I suspect that this trail is not maintained. Too bad, it could be a nice place for...

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