Cardinal Greenway

7.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Cardinal Greenway is a 7.1-mile out-and-back near Medford, IN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi978 – 1,037 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.13734, -85.33773
Nearest town Medford, IN

Directions

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Cardinal Greenway

7.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Elevation 976–1,036 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.13734, -85.33773

Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 54% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:28 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 300 ftTurn right onto Cardinal Greenway, heading SE.
  5. 2.9 miTurn left onto Red-Tail Nature Preserve Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Cardinal Greenway, heading W.
  8. 2.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

82% paved14% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 82°F63°
Precip54%Wind10 mphUV6Humidity91%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°60° 12 AM: 24% rain1 AM: 31% rain2 AM: 34% rain3 AM: 25% rain4 AM: 20% rain5 AM: 18% rain6 AM: 11% rain7 AM: 16% rain8 AM: 18% rain9 AM: 17% rain10 AM: 10% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 3% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 6% rain4 PM: 8% rain5 PM: 18% rain6 PM: 35% rain7 PM: 43% rain8 PM: 54% rain9 PM: 49% rain10 PM: 35% rain11 PM: 46% rain
Sunrise 7:28 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Mon 63°55° 37%
Tue 61°56°
Wed 58°55°
Thu 68°56°
Fri 66°48°
Sat 66°47°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:11 PM.

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