AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Jackson Creek Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr

Jackson Creek Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Ridgemede, IN. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi673 – 719 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.12681, -86.50246
Nearest town Ridgemede, IN
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Jackson Creek Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 672–717 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.12681, -86.50246

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:33 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 300 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miBear left onto Jackson Creek Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Olcott XC Trail, heading S.
  5. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 350 ftContinue straight onto Jackson Creek Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  10. 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/jackson-creek-trail-out-back-5-km-74c0

Trail surface

80% paved6% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 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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