Converse Junction Trail via Sweetser Switch Trail

10.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 35 min

Converse Junction Trail via Sweetser Switch Trail is a 10.7-mile out-and-back near Sweetser, IN. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi807 – 850 ft11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sweetser Trailhead 40.56772, -85.77030
Nearest town Sweetser, IN

Directions

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Converse Junction Trail via Sweetser Switch Trail

10.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 35 min

Elevation 809–849 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Sweetser Trailhead · 40.56772, -85.77030

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:29 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sweetser Switch Trail, heading W.
  2. 5.5 miReach Converse Junction Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 5.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:29 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:13 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead