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Newfields

Central Canal Towpath

4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Central Canal Towpath is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Newfields near Woodstock, IN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi692 – 719 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.82790, -86.19045
Nearest town Woodstock, IN
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Central Canal Towpath

4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 692–718 ft

Out & Back · Newfields

Trailhead: 39.82790, -86.19045

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 626 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 250 ftTurn right onto Central Canal Towpath, heading S.
  4. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.8 miArrive 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/central-canal-towpath-out-back-7-km-423b

Trail surface

60% gravel40% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 626 m from the trailhead

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