AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cardinal Greenway

11.6 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Cardinal Greenway is an 11.6-mile out-and-back near Blountsville, IN. It is mostly level, with 160 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi997 – 1,139 ft11.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.04945, -85.22066
Nearest town Blountsville, IN
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Cardinal Greenway

11.6 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Elevation 999–1,139 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.04945, -85.22066

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:27 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Cardinal Greenway, heading NW.
  3. 1.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 4.4 miTurn right onto Red-Tail Nature Preserve Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Cardinal Greenway, heading W.
  7. 4.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 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-19-km-bd08

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:27 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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