AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cardinal Greenway

8.8 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Cardinal Greenway is an 8.8-mile out-and-back near Blountsville, IN. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,004 – 1,089 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blountsille Trailhead 40.05881, -85.24139
Nearest town Blountsville, IN
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Cardinal Greenway

8.8 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 1,005–1,088 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Blountsille Trailhead · 40.05881, -85.24139

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:28 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Cardinal Greenway, heading NW.
  3. 4.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 4.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 50 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/cardinal-greenway-out-back-14-km-9abc

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:28 AMSunset 7:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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