Cardinal Greenway
9 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Cardinal Greenway is a 9-mile out-and-back near Blountsville, IN. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cardinal Greenway
9 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Elevation 999–1,088 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Cardinal Greenway, heading NW.
- 4.4 miTurn right onto Red-Tail Nature Preserve Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Cardinal Greenway, heading W.
- 4.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Blountsille Trailhead Trailhead
- Cardinal Greenway 15 mi · ▲ 159 ft
- Cardinal Greenway 8.7 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Cardinal Greenway 8.8 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Prairie Creek Reservoir–Multi-Use Trail, 3 sights 10.7 mi · ▲ 134 ft
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