Expert Loop 5 & Gravel Access Road via Parks Riverwalk
5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Expert Loop 5 & Gravel Access Road via Parks Riverwalk is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Rangeline Park near Anderson, IN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Expert Loop 5 & Gravel Access Road via Parks Riverwalk
5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 828–867 ft
Out & Back · Rangeline Park
Trailhead: 40.10903, -85.67654
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:29 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Transit-accessible: Anderson, IN stop 705 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Parks Riverwalk, heading E.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Gravel Access Road, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Expert Loop 5, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Gravel Access Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Gravel Access Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Parks Riverwalk, heading W.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Anderson, IN stop 705 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Parks Riverwalk 4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Parks Riverwalk 4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Parks Riverwalk 4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- IMI Gravel Pit–Shadyside Lake, 4 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Expert Loop 3 via Parks Riverwalk 5.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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