5th (and Final!) Monroe Lake Holiday Hiking Challenge
Schedule
Thu Nov 28 2024 at 07:00 am to Sun Dec 01 2024 at 07:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Monroe Lake | Bloomington, IN
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๐ฑ๐๐ต (๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น!) ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒWe challenge you to forget about shopping and holiday stressโฆ spend your time outside instead, exploring the beauty of the outdoors along our Monroe Lake trails!
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ต๐ถ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐! Each of our trails will have at least one challenge station where you will need to complete the posted activity and take a photo to document it. Everyone who completes the challenge and submits their photo set by the deadline will be entered into the ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด!
Prizes include 2025 Indiana State Parks Annual Entrance Passes and a guided kayak trip on the lake in summer 2025 for up to 8 people (kayaks included).
๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐น๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ to see where the challenge stations are located along each trail. ๐จ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฏ๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ before midnight on Sunday, December 1!
๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ก๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐พ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐๐๐ (๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐ช๐๐ข๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ !) ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ค๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฎ, ๐๐ค๐ซ. 27.
Total hiking distance is between 10 and 14 miles (depending on how you choose to hike it) and ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ to complete the challenge, so feel free to split up the trails over multiple days (as long as you finish by Dec. 1!).
โข Paynetown State Recreation Area: Tree Trek Trail 0.5 miles, Blue Bird Trail 1.25 miles, and Whitetail Trail 1 mile out-and-back (2 miles total).
โข Allens Creek State Recreation Area: Turkey Trot Trail 1.75 miles out-and-back (3.5 miles total)
โข Fairfax State Recreation Area: Big Oak Trail 1.75 miles, Evergreen Loop 0.25 miles, Homestead Loop 1.84 miles, Quarry Extension 0.41 miles out-and-back (0.82 miles total), and Osprey Overlook Trail 0.09 miles
Not sure where each SRA is located? Download the Monroe Lake property map at in.gov/dnr/parklake/files/monroe_trail.pdf. Entry to all our SRAs is free during the winter months.
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Where is it happening?
Monroe Lake, 4850 S State Road 446,Bloomington,IN,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
