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Muscatatuck County Park

Blue Trail Loop

2.3 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 49 min

Blue Trail Loop is a 2.3-mile loop in Muscatatuck County Park near Vernon, IN. It is mostly level, with 116 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi584 – 742 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: River Trail 38.98816, -85.61831
Nearest town Vernon, IN
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Blue Trail Loop

2.3 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 49 min

Elevation 584–742 ft

Loop · Muscatatuck County Park

Trailhead: River Trail · 38.98816, -85.61831

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:29 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Connector Trail, heading W.
  2. 200 ftBear left onto Blue Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Green Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right onto Connector Trail, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 300 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.6 miThe loop closes 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-trail-loop-4-km-1879

Trail surface

45% dirt55% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:29 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM — 1 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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