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Depauw Nature Park

Connector Trail C1

2.4 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 52 min

Connector Trail C1 is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Depauw Nature Park near Greencastle, IN. It is mostly level, with 143 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi712 – 804 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Connector Trail C1 39.63961, -86.87225
Nearest town Greencastle, IN
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Connector Trail C1

2.4 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 52 min

Elevation 711–805 ft

Out & Back · Depauw Nature Park

Trailhead: Connector Trail C1 · 39.63961, -86.87225

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:35 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

  1. Start on Connector Trail C1, heading W.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left onto Woodland Trail W2, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Woodland Trail W3, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Rim Trail R1, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Woodland Trail W3, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Woodland Trail W2, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Connector Trail C1, heading NW.
  10. 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/depauw-nature-park-sunset-point-connector-trail-c1-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

99% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:35 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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