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Rangeline Park

Expert Loop 5 & Gravel Access Road via Parks Riverwalk

3.5 mi · ▲ 34 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Expert Loop 5 & Gravel Access Road via Parks Riverwalk is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Rangeline Park near Extension Heights, IN. It is mostly level, with 34 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi830 – 886 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.10281, -85.65904
Nearest town Extension Heights, IN
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Expert Loop 5 & Gravel Access Road via Parks Riverwalk

3.5 mi · ▲ 34 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 831–886 ft

Out & Back · Rangeline Park

Trailhead: 40.10281, -85.65904

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: 10th & Scatterfield stop 590 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftSharp left onto Parks Riverwalk, heading E.
  3. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Gravel Access Road, heading NE.
  5. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto Expert Loop 5, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Novice Loop, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftSharp right onto Gravel Access Road, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Novice Loop, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Expert Loop 5, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Novice Loop, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Expert Loop 5, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftTurn left onto Gravel Access Road, heading E.
  16. 150 ftReach Gravel Access Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 200 ftTurn right onto Expert Loop 5, heading NE.
  18. 150 ftBear right onto Novice Loop, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Expert Loop 5, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Novice Loop, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto Gravel Access Road, heading E.
  22. 50 ftSharp left onto Novice Loop, heading E.
  23. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftBear left onto Expert Loop 5, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 150 ftTurn left onto Gravel Access Road, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  28. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right onto Parks Riverwalk, heading SW.
  30. 1.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  31. 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/expert-loop-5-gravel-access-road-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

19% dirt12% gravel2% paved67% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:29 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: 10th & Scatterfield stop 590 m from the trailhead

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