AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Jackson Creek Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Jackson Creek Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Ridgemede, IN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi673 – 725 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.12901, -86.49868
Nearest town Ridgemede, IN
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Jackson Creek Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 672–725 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.12901, -86.49868

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miBear left onto Jackson Creek Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 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-9d62

Trail surface

86% paved5% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM — 5 min before dark.

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