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Cardinal Greenway

11.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Cardinal Greenway is an 11.3-mile out-and-back near Irvington, IN. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi961 – 1,037 ft11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.16864, -85.35278
Nearest town Irvington, IN
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Cardinal Greenway

11.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Elevation 962–1,036 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.16864, -85.35278

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:28 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftBear left onto Cardinal Greenway, heading SE.
  3. 5.4 miTurn left onto Red-Tail Nature Preserve Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Cardinal Greenway, heading W.
  6. 5.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 200 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-18-km-0e01

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:28 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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