Heritage Trail & Levee Trail via Ohio River Greenway
7.8 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Heritage Trail & Levee Trail via Ohio River Greenway is a 7.8-mile out-and-back near New Albany, IN. It is mostly level, with 116 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Heritage Trail & Levee Trail via Ohio River Greenway
7.8 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Elevation 380–460 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Ohio River Greenway · 38.28176, -85.82170
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:30 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Transit-accessible: State / Elm stop 611 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Boat Ramp, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Ohio River Greenway, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Discovery Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Levee Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Heritage Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Levee Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Levee Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Discovery Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Ohio River Greenway, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Boat Ramp, heading W.
- 50 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 3.8 mi in (~97 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: State / Elm stop 611 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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