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Muscatatuck County Park

Blue Trail Loop

2.3 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 50 min

Blue Trail Loop is a 2.3-mile loop in Muscatatuck County Park near Vernon, IN. It is mostly level, with 144 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi584 – 742 ft · steepest grade: 15%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 · ▲ 144 ft · 50 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 SW.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading N.
  4. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 450 ftTurn left onto Green Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miBear right onto Connector Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftThe 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-3ad7

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 (~13 min). Leave by 7:12 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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