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Newfields

Central Canal Towpath

4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Central Canal Towpath is a 4.7-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 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

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

4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 692–719 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 ftSharp left onto Central Canal Towpath, heading N.
  4. 1.5 miReach Central Canal Towpath, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  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-8-km-e9b5

Trail surface

64% gravel34% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 626 m from the trailhead

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