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Hummel Park

Blue Heron Lake–Vandalia Rail Trail, 4 sights

13.8 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 4 hr 38 min

Blue Heron Lake–Vandalia Rail Trail, 4 sights is a 13.8-mile out-and-back in Hummel Park near Six Points, IN. The route reaches Blue Heron Lake at the turnaround, 6.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi696 – 797 ft14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Vandalia Trail 39.72350, -86.34704
Nearest town Six Points, IN
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Blue Heron Lake–Vandalia Rail Trail, 4 sights

13.8 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 4 hr 38 min

Elevation 697–798 ft

Out & Back · Hummel Park

Trailhead: Vandalia Trail · 39.72350, -86.34704

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

Transit-accessible: Adesa stop 373 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Vandalia Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 2.4 miBear left onto Vandalia Rail-Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto White Lick Creek Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 300 ftSharp left, heading W.
  14. 1 miReach Blue Heron Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  16. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  25. 0.5 miTurn right onto Vandalia Rail-Trail, heading N.
  26. 0.6 miBear right onto Vandalia Rail Trail, heading E.
  27. 2.4 miTurn left onto Vandalia Trail, heading E.
  28. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blue-heron-lake-out-back-69dc

Trail surface

86% paved14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Adesa stop 373 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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