Central Canal Towpath–Riverside Promenade, 3 sights
12 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr
Central Canal Towpath–Riverside Promenade, 3 sights is a 12-mile out-and-back in Taggart Riverside Park near Rocky Ripple, IN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Central Canal Towpath–Riverside Promenade, 3 sights
12 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr
Elevation 694–719 ft
Out & Back · Taggart Riverside Park
Trailhead: Central Canal Towpath · 39.84800, -86.16890
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Central Canal Towpath, heading SW.
- 2.7 miTurn right onto White River Wapahani Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Riverside Promenade, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto White River Wapahani Trail, heading SW.
- 2.3 miReach Central Canal Towpath, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Riverside Promenade, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto White River Wapahani Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Central Canal Towpath, heading N.
- 2.5 miArrive 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 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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