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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Buck Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miReach Buck Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
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.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lick Creek & Buck Creek Trail via Pennsy Trail 9.9 mi · ▲ 86 ft
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