Cardinal Greenway
4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Cardinal Greenway is a 4-mile out-and-back near Medford, IN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cardinal Greenway
4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 999–1,036 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.12091, -85.32207
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:28 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Cardinal Greenway, heading SE.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Red-Tail Nature Preserve Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cardinal Greenway, heading SW.
- 1.8 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:23 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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
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- Phillips Lake via Cardinal Greenway 11.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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