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Buck Creek Trail & Pennsy Trail

12.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 4 hr 14 min

Buck Creek Trail & Pennsy Trail is a 12.6-mile out-and-back near Gem, IN. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi824 – 860 ft13.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pennsy Trail 39.77793, -85.87754
Nearest town Gem, IN
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Buck Creek Trail & Pennsy Trail

12.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 4 hr 14 min

Elevation 823–859 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Pennsy Trail · 39.77793, -85.87754

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftContinue straight onto Pennsy Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.9 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 1.8 miSharp right onto Buck Creek Trail, heading W.
  6. 2 miReach Pennsy Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 2 miSharp left onto Pennsy Trail, heading SW.
  8. 3.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  10. 0.7 miArrive 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-pennsy-trail-out-back-17-km

Trail surface

99% paved1% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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