AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cardinal Greenway

6.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Cardinal Greenway is a 6.7-mile out-and-back near Medford, 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 mi978 – 1,037 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

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

6.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 976–1,036 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.13734, -85.33773

Weather Sep 20: 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 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 2.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cardinal-greenway-out-back-11-km-f5de

Trail surface

85% paved15% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:28 AMSunset 7:44 PM

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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