AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Buck Creek Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Buck Creek Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Cumberland, IN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 856 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.77540, -85.96200
Nearest town Cumberland, IN
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Buck Creek Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 822–856 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.77540, -85.96200

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Transit-accessible: Meijer/East Washington stop 58 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 450 ftTurn left onto Pennsy Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left onto Buck Creek Trail, heading N.
  4. 2.1 miReach Buck Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2 miTurn right onto Pennsy Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 200 ftArrive 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/buck-creek-trail-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Meijer/East Washington stop 58 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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