AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Creekside Nature Park & Trail 2

4.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Creekside Nature Park & Trail 2 is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near North Augusta Addition, IN. The route reaches Creekside Nature Park at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 899 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.92684, -86.22908
Nearest town North Augusta Addition, IN
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Creekside Nature Park & Trail 2

4.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 822–898 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.92684, -86.22908

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  7. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 500 ftBear right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 400 ftSharp left onto Trail 2, heading NW.
  19. 0.5 miReach Creekside Nature Park, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  21. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  27. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  32. 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
  33. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  34. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  35. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  36. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  37. 50 ftArrive 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/creekside-nature-park-trail-2-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

65% paved35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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