AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Franklin Greenway Trail

10 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 21 min

Franklin Greenway Trail is a 10-mile out-and-back near Whiteland, IN. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi715 – 768 ft10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.51351, -86.08570
Nearest town Whiteland, IN
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Franklin Greenway Trail

10 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 21 min

Elevation 716–768 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.51351, -86.08570

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 3.3 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miSharp right onto Franklin Greenway Trail, heading SE.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 350 ftReach Franklin Greenway Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 3.2 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 0.1 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/franklin-greenway-trail-out-back-16-km

Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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