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Dede Fountain & National Road Heritage Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Dede Fountain & National Road Heritage Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Duane Yards, IN. The route reaches Dede Fountain at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi489 – 502 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: National Road Heritage Trail 39.47681, -87.37478
Nearest town Duane Yards, IN
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Dede Fountain & National Road Heritage Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 489–502 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: National Road Heritage Trail · 39.47681, -87.37478

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:36 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

  1. Start on National Road Heritage Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Spruce Street, heading W.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 200 ftContinue straight onto North 4th Street, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 100 ftReach Dede Fountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  24. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Spruce Street, heading NW.
  26. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 0.3 miContinue straight onto National Road Heritage Trail, heading E.
  28. 0.9 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/dede-fountain-out-back-eb72

Trail surface

79% paved21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:36 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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