Buck Creek Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min

Buck Creek Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Cumberland, IN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi824 – 856 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.78357, -85.94506
Nearest town Cumberland, IN

Directions

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Buck Creek Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min

Elevation 824–856 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.78357, -85.94506

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:30 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Buck Creek Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.3 miReach Buck Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:30 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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